Matspat3 - think I saw your posts on Flyer too about Staverton. Really great to see some active enthusiasm in terms of attracting GA from a regional airport - you could see the positive feedback from the forum responses.
Not visited yet, but been meaning to, as not an area I know very well.
Agree with gist of that forum's discussion that advertising local attractions, including those of course on the field itself are crucial to attract visitors...there's money to be made not so much always from the landing fee itself but from the associated purchases (cafe, pilot shop, surface transport, museum if exists etc)
Like the fact you cuta short grass strip as well amongst the tarmac. Wish more regionals would do that, especially one for crosswinds. Saw Hurn do that one weekend when had a formation of Tigers come in en route to Jersey Air Rally. Bit off-topic, but how much effort/red tape/up-keep does it take over and above the existing tarmacs?
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