Business View Magazine Dec-2022

116 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 12 airport, is a smaller community with just over 7500 people and was traditionally linked to coal mining and natural gas industries. “The airport has 3500 feet of asphalt runway with a parallel taxiway and several hangars,” Belding explains. “They are all leased out at this point to private pilots. There are three tenants at the airport. The first is a nonprofit organization, Support Our Aviation Resources (SOAR).” “SOAR meets monthly and are advocates for activities at the airport and work hand- in-hand with the Greene County Flying Club which is also a nonprofit with certified flight instructors and conducts a ground school class once or twice a year – it’s a great resource for hobbyists,” he adds. “In terms of promoting aviation, we also have the Pittsburgh Soaring Association that Photo credit: Kathy Shaner Photo credit: Brittney Menear