Otter,
Olympia Regional is federally funded. Removing it doesn’t mean we get to keep that money for other projects. Our airport is important. It serves as a base for EMS, several flight schools and seasonal firefighting aircraft.
I wish it were true that all airplane owners were wealthy. A few airplane owners are rich for sure, but most of us are working pretty hard to make it all work.
On the topic of a NEW airport, it’s an idiotic answer to a complicated problem. Equally silly is the idea that closing airports is the solution. SEATAC and Portland International could expand capacity some more but there is a limit. The tyranny of distance and geography is real. Improving existing airfields is probably how it will shake out in the end. Let’s hope they don’t waste too much time and money on mega-projects that will never get off the ground.
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