TARA holds regional airport meeting at George Daily Auditorium Thursday
“The South Central Regional Airport Agency has chosen a site for a joint Pella-Oskaloosa airport that is capable of handling Category C aircraft. A Category C airport has a 5,500-foot runway with room to expand up to 7,000 feet. The airport would have the ability to provide precision approach landings, which the current Pella airport is incapable of doing. A Category C aircraft using the facility has a 79 foot wingspan and a passenger capacity of six to 12 people.
The proposed joint Oskaloosa-Pella regional airport is a sensitive issue for many, especially landowners and farmers in the Leighton area.
In late May, the SCRAA approved Site A, which is located near Highway 163 between Independence and Highland avenues, as the primary study location. Site B, the secondary study site, is located south of Highway 163 and east of Eaton Avenue.”
Nollen, Duane. Oskaloosa Herald 28 June 2013.