Mitchell Airport Must Create Space To Halt Overruns

In addition to running through the air base, which the 440th plans to abandon, the new runway would extend over College and Howell avenues and cut through the New Coeln neighborhood, northwest of the intersection of those streets.

Ryan said air traffic forecasts suggest the new runway will be needed between 2016 and 2025. Planning and building a new runway can take up to 10 years -- but the airlines, which pay for all airport improvements -- aren't financially healthy enough to consider it, Bateman said. The issue is likely to arise during airline lease talks in 2010, he said.

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