The Stafford Regional Airport held an event to announce the launch of its Aerodrome No.5 project which will seek to inform about Stafford County's connection to the history of early American aviation.
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Stafford airport wants the county to warn new neighbors of noise Stafford Regional Airport Terminal [Photo: Rick Horner]
Noise complaints from neighbors are nothing new for the Stafford Regional Airport Authority, charged with managing the airport.
However, a new age-restricted housing development, Clift Hill, will bring 142 new homes slated to be built about seven miles away from the airport. Airplanes can be noisy, and while there are no penalties for noise complaints, the authority wants the county government to notify anyone into the Clift Hill that they’re going to have to deal with aircraft noise.
The authority shared its concerns about a new housing development at its monthly meeting Tuesday, January 13. The new neighborhood will be the intersection of Clift Farm and Leeland Roads, and construction is expected to begin in about two years, said airport manager Ed Wallis.
Runway extension to begin at Stafford Regional Airport
Updated at January 15, 2021 - Uriah Kiser
The Stafford Regional Airport will hold a groundbreaking for the extension of its runway on Monday, January 18, 2021, at 11 a.m.
The groundbreaking takes place at the airport located at 95 Aviation Way. Members of the Board of Supervisors are invited and may attend. The groundbreaking is not open to the public due to the coronavirus, a county spokeswoman tells PLN.
The existing 5,000-foot runway will be extended 1,000 feet. This project has been in the works since 2007, and the Stafford Regional Airport Authority (SRAA) opened bids for a contract on June 9. The winning bidder was Fredericksburg based Henderson Construction Company, which made a bid of just over $3.4 million for the project.