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Old 11th Nov 2020, 08:25
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nighthawk117
 
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Originally Posted by highwideandugly
I can understand short term closure of the terminal for a month when no flights. Similar to other airports.

I can’t understand however closing an airfield for 4 hours in the middle of the day.

Military,business flights,emergency cover,general aviation,diversions etc. I always thought connectivity and providing a service to the local area was a rather important facet of local airports?

Oh well🤔
Why stay open if there are no flights scheduled? Shut the airport and save on the staffing costs.

Not worth staying open on the off chance a military flight wants to come in, and on the off chance they do, they can always arrange cover with a days notice. GA can continue with the airport closed, they just need to treat it as an uncontrolled airfield.
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