I think they can expand to 9500' at 8600 currently

Mar 13, 2019
3:26:29pm

UberDeek All-American

I don't think they could go much longer than that, but 8600 is plenty for the jets that will come. You'll never see 787s or bigger. BYU has chartered 757s in the past.

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Utah County approves 4.3M grant for Provo Airport Expansion.

Ode to Hoy

3/13/19 2:01pm

Look out, Long Beach.

Father Abraham

3/13/19 2:02pm

How many phases to the project are there?

Eddie

3/13/19 2:02pm

I dont think they have released how many phases yet.

Ode to Hoy

3/13/19 2:08pm

Nice. Time to get Frontier back in there.

RSL

3/13/19 2:04pm

If this leads to flights between Provo and Vegas, I'm a fan.

DB Cooper

3/13/19 2:04pm

Is there enough land to become a major airport?

claw

3/13/19 2:05pm

Plenty of land.

kccougar

3/13/19 2:06pm

Google maps makes it look like it is locked

claw

3/13/19 2:14pm

There is a lot of land to expand the airport. Here is an image to show.

Ode to Hoy

3/13/19 2:13pm

They would need more runway space

claw

3/13/19 2:15pm

I think they can expand to 9500' at 8600 currently

UberDeek

3/13/19 3:26pm

Plenty of land... $4.3M won’t get it anywhere close to major though.

NorCal_Coug

3/13/19 2:14pm

$4.3 is just the county portion of funding.

ThirdStringStreamer

3/13/19 2:15pm

It could furnish some nice porcelain heads though!

coug almighty

3/13/19 2:25pm

Total project is $41m, I believe

inertiaman

3/13/19 2:37pm

Huge... tracts of land!

cheezedawg

3/13/19 2:14pm

Destined to be a regional, not a major one. Won't compete with SLC.

ThirdStringStreamer

3/13/19 2:14pm

Exactly. I dont think it would ever more than a regional Airport. Most of my

Ode to Hoy

3/13/19 2:17pm

Problem #1 population. Ain't nothing wrong with a regional airport especially if

coug almighty

3/13/19 2:26pm

At one time they were planning on using the SE corner of the airport

Flyski

3/13/19 2:29pm

How dare they try to get more traffic going on Lakeside Parkway.....

mokelembembe

3/13/19 2:26pm

Great news. It will be interesting to see what airlines try to come in.

Flyski

3/13/19 2:31pm

You think Delta is interested in Provo? It's a regional airport within a 50

coug almighty

3/13/19 2:37pm

True, but I could see a Minneapolis flight to Provo.

RSL

3/13/19 2:45pm

I think you are overestimating what a regional airport is,

coug almighty

3/13/19 2:58pm

Thanks for the explanation. It may be mostly wishful thinking for me.

RSL

3/13/19 3:03pm

PVU to MSP or DTW wont happen. Maybe you can start flying United through DEN

coug almighty

3/13/19 3:05pm

Absolutely. They have a valley full of loyal customers

Flyski

3/13/19 2:50pm

Their model is to fly you to a hub. They don't have many direct flights from

mudpupper

3/13/19 2:53pm

That's why my thought was a flight from Minneapolis or Detroit to Provo.

RSL

3/13/19 2:55pm

If they did, they would most likely fly to LAX or SEA. Both of which are

Flyski

3/13/19 2:59pm

You realize the are on the hook for like 100 M a year or something like that

coug almighty

3/13/19 3:04pm

Careful, some of us live in Provo.. And choose to stay...

Ode to Hoy

3/13/19 3:13pm

Mostly a shot at the airpot 😉

coug almighty

3/13/19 3:42pm

*The have a monopoly on a valley full of customers* (non-stop)

coug almighty

3/13/19 2:58pm

And they already serve those customers in SLC.

RalphWiggam

3/13/19 4:06pm

I think they absolutely would be. If they don’t someone else will and steal

conetah

3/13/19 6:08pm

Yeah, I don't think Delta is too concerned about PVU.

LiveCoug

3/13/19 6:22pm

I doubt it. Delta could easily price out mainline competition that tried Provo.

Emmett Fitz-Hume

3/13/19 6:22pm

People buy the lowest price ticket most convenient for them... end of story.

coug almighty

3/13/19 7:38pm

My money is on Alaska. Talks have happened in the past

ThirdStringStreamer

3/13/19 2:41pm

I’ll take that bet.

RalphWiggam

3/13/19 4:10pm

Delta would be the last airline in Provo.

mudpupper

3/13/19 2:51pm

I'd love Alaska routes to Austin, SFO, Denver, and Seattle

YIsForBrigham

3/13/19 3:16pm

You may see Southwest to Phoenix or San Jose

UberDeek

3/13/19 3:29pm

It's tough to build mainline routes at a regional airport near a major hub

Emmett Fitz-Hume

3/13/19 4:41pm

Smoke

run26

3/13/19 2:50pm

New airport will have a junkyard just in case an Allegiant plane loses a wing.

Cougarclaw

3/13/19 2:58pm

Provo airport will be 70,000 SQ ft which is double the size of the new

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