Runsedona announced that it will be holding its first “Run the Runway” event, scheduled to take place on the runway at Sedona Airport on Saturday, February 1st, following the Sedona Half Marathon. did.
“The Blue Wolf Event, Sedona Airport and the Sedona Chamber of Commerce are pleased to announce that the Federal Aviation Administration has notified tomorrow that the runway race will no longer be held on the Sedona Airport runway”: January 31st It’s 26:00 pm.
The event was announced by the Sedona Chamber of Commerce on October 17th.
“The FAA has notified me of the complaint, which comes from the spouse of an employee that recently ended around 7pm last Thursday,” airport manager Ed Rose said on February 4th. . Runway closure for the event. “On Friday the 31st, we made several attempts to talk to the leadership of the airport’s district office. They didn’t respond.”
“After consulting with my attorney, I was advised that it would probably be best to cancel this event and adjust it for next year,” Rose continued. “Runway closures are a common occurrence. Appropriate [Notice to Airmen] It was issued about the 1.5 hour closure that would have taken this event to run. A similar event will be held at airports around the state, with a simple Notam closure. The FAA had a very busy week last week so we can suspect that this has influenced their behavior. ”
On January 31, Ronald Reagan crashed into the Potomac River near Washington National Airport, killing a 67, and a US Airlines regional jet and a US Black Hawk helicopter collided with the Potomac River.
Airport managers and certain airport staff have the ability to approve temporary closures of runways for special events or activities or in response to accidents. Sedona Airport was scheduled to undergo another temporary closure on February 10th to excavate to collect core samples from the runway.
“In my opinion, this was just another opportunity to close the runway and hold a great community event,” Rose said. “A big potential community exposure to the airport. A little attitude. I don’t know how many of these runners have been to the airport before, but this brings people here and what it is It was a chance to see if there was.”
