Business View Magazine | July 2019

107 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE JULY 2019 privately built, and we would love to expand the capacity and build another 18 unit T-Hangar, but the costs to build right now are so prohibitive.” In addition, there are two non-aeronautical businesses on the field. One is a carbon manufacturer and another facility that makes surge protectors. And the Airport is beginning the process of doing some property development that is not tied to the aeronautical field; working with the city to develop an 80-acre business park in the area and actively pursuing new businesses. Coeur d’Alene recently finished a Master Plan update in which a number of necessary and desired improvements were highlighted. It begins with a need to uncouple the runway ends of 24 and 20 that are in the old Delta design configuration. The FAA has determined it is no longer safe, so over the next two years, they will be looking at decoupling them and shortening runway 20 to meet standards. They will be leaving the primary runway, 64 – it is 7,400 feet in length - long enough to accommodate any large aircraft coming in and out. COEUR D ’ ALENE A I RPORT (PAPPY BOY INGTON F I ELD)