Business View Magazine March 2023

G 238 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 3 eading Pennsylvania is a town rich in history when it comes to industry – and yet it is mostly known for the railroad and iron mines that once dotted the hills of this 100,000-person city that falls just within the boundaries of the Philadelphia Metropolitan area. The railroad may once have held sway here – but as time passed, travel took to the skies. Reading Regional Airport has two main runways. The longest runway is 6350 feet long with a width of 150 feet. The shorter runway is 5151 feet and 150 feet wide. Both are grooved runways with ILS approaches. They are a part 139 certified airport - currently serviced by Southwest Airlines offering direct charters to Orlando through Boscov Travel. R