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Was the proposal to lengthen the runways and add new facilities made to accommodate larger or noisier aircraft at STS?

April 26, 2017ACCOMMODATE aircraft facilities larger lengthen noisier proposal runways

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Was the proposal to lengthen the runways and add new facilities made to accommodate larger or noisier aircraft at STS?

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No. Longer runways are needed to accommodate 50 to 70-seat Regional Jet (RJ) aircraft that are smaller than the Q-400 used by Horizon Air. Most airlines wishing to provide service to our community would like to start out using Regional Jets. RJs are quiet technology aircraft that meet the limits established in the ATE. Due to the performance characteristics of some of the RJs, longer runways are needed in order to (1) provide service at STS, and (2) to increase the number of destinations available from STS.