Business View Magazine | Volume 8, Issue 9

180 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 8, ISSUE 9 operate without issues during even the most extreme seasons. The runways themselves are positioned at the highest point on the airport grounds. But it’s not the airport’s rain catchment area that creates the larger issue, rather it’s the city’s drainage. “Working with the city’s streets department, we’re able to prepare for and control this drainage, and working with these other city departments has been a dream,” says Holt. To encourage aviation as a career path, the airport organizes open days for students. These tours involve walk-throughs of areas such as bag check and highlight certain procedures that take place in the commercial terminal. If there is time, the tour can include the flight school and include a talk about what the course entails and what qualifications are offered. There is also the option to take people through the local FBO, Tyler Galetka, Airport Operations Manager