Guest/Kalispell city airportI am writing on behalf of the kalispell city airport and efforts of the
"quiet sky group" to close down Kalispell city. I have been flying
since 2006 and most of my flights are to kalispell to visit family. I
love the location of kalispell city as it is, for me, close to my family
there. the concern that the airport is noisy is silly considering that
for one, most of the houses in the area were built long after the
airport was already there, so the people that built them and live there
were obviously not too concerned about the noise. I think that the
airport is definitely a boon to the surrounding businesses as well.
when ever I fly in there I always stop at the grocery store and get some
food. I have also stopped in at the restaurants near by and had dinner
there as well.
as for the point that it is "dangerous" and "the only airport with
traffic landing and departing over a city", well they have not been
paying any attention when they get on a passenger plane and travel from
any city in the country. AIRPORTS ARE BUILT NEAR CITIES, this is not a
new thing, it is practical to have an airport located close to the
industry of a city(which kalispell city is),it is not uncommon, and in
my opinion, it is in fact safer in many ways, to fly rather than drive.
I think it would be a mistake to close this airport based on the opinion
of any one small group of people. please consider the positive impact
this airport has on the local community.
Daniel Guest