The runway in Tooele valley (Erda) is about 5500ft. If they are planning on landing jets then I'm guessing it will be lengthened at least 2000 ft. Currently the runway lights at night are controlled by the pilots as the come in to land and stay on for about 10 minutes at a time. Unless they decide to put in more permanent lighting I don't see that it should be much of a problem for SPOC. Ken -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces+killerken=killerken.com@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces+killerken=killerken.com@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 12:18 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Tooele Airport to Expand - Impact on SPOC? Is the runway 5 miles long? Seriously, the SPOC site is already a compromise site- by design- not a dark-sky site at all. It's close proximity to population centers is needed for effective public outreach. With the growth of the Wasatch front as well as Tooele valley, the writing is on the wall. We should just use it for as long as we can. In a decade or three, it will be time to move it. If gas prices continue to climb, I won't be able to afford to drive to any dark-sky sites very often, anyway! *:o( * On 5/25/07, Kurt Fisher <fisherka@csolutions.net> wrote:
The Tooele County Commission has begun a 102 acre (10 SLC blocks) expansion of the Tooele Airport. I believe Tooele Airport is about 5 miles from SPOC. Will this expansion impact SPOC operations? - Kurt
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