It’s not exactly a case of “give him an inch and he’ll take a mile.” But if you give Ken Adams five feet, he might ask for 500. “We’re now past the milestone of a 5,000-foot runway, at 5,004,” the Emporia Municipal Airport Manager said. The paving of five extra feet this past summer fulfilled a long dream for Adams. Federal Aviation Administration rules require a runway that’s 5,000 feet long and 100 feet wide for general aviation. “It hasn’t been cycled through and published into the charts yet,” Adams said. “It’s noted that it is there.” The next airport chart cycle should occur within the next six months. Adams believes the news of that extension will be an economic boost.
Source: Emporia Gazette
