FSVA August Air Service News: NEW NONSTOP CHICAGO FLIGHT ANNOUNCED!

August 2017

SUN AIR SERVICE NEWS

BIG NEWS! NEW NONSTOP CHICAGO FLIGHT FOR WINTER!

SUN will have a 7th nonstop destination this winter - Saturday weekly nonstop Chicago flights begin Dec 23! The new United Airlines flight from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Sun Valley (SUN) will run weekly, on Saturdays, for the winter season, with a break in service during January and early February. Specific flight dates are December 23, 30; January 6; February 17, 24; March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31. The aircraft used will be a 76 seat Embraer E175 regional jet. Read full press release here.

FALL FLIGHTS - WE'VE GOT MORE THAN EVER!

Time to make your plans....

FALL FLIGHTS (September- early December)

Delta SLC service daily all year

United SFO service daily through Sept 5; Tues/Sat Sept 9 - Oct 28

United DEN service daily through Sept 5; Tues/Sat Sept 9 - Oct 3

Alaska SEA service daily through Sept 17; Thur/Fri/Sun Sept 21 - Dec 10 (plus Wed Nov 22)

Alaska LAX service daily through Sept 17; Thur/Fri/Sun Sept 21 - Oct 15

Alaska PDX service Wed/Sat through Sept 16

NOW ON SALE! EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT PRICES THRU SEPT 8!

Local businesses and their employees love this terrific pass program!

And this year it's even better with new DIRECT TO LIFT access!

GET ALL THE DETAILS HERE

SUN ENPLANEMENTS UP 8% YTD

Recent statistics for air passenger traffic at SUN show a healthy 8% increase in enplanements for the YTD period January - July 2017. See the full report HERE

SUN AIRPORT NEWS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING

Tuesday, Aug 8, 4:00-5:00pm
Blaine County Courthouse Annex Conference Room

Notice of Public Outreach for Friedman Memorial Airport Obstruction Removal and Runway Protection Zone Draft Environmental Assessment

Friedman Memorial Airport (SUN) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announce that a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) is being prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 to analyze the potential environmental impacts of proposed airport land acquisition for Runway Protection Zone protection purposes and obstruction removal at SUN. The federal regulatory agency with jurisdiction over civil aviation is the FAA, which must review and approve all actions on airport property to ensure compatibility with safe airport operations.

At this point of the EA, Alternatives have been developed and are being considered, all of which meet the Purpose and Need of the Project. The public is invited to review and comment on these alternatives. The Draft Alternatives will be available for public review and comment until September 1, 2017. The alternatives being considered can also be reviewed from the following link on the web site: http://iflysun.com/rpzobstruction-ea/

Written comments regarding the draft EA alternatives will be accepted as follows: Hand delivered, mailed, or emailed to Chris Pomeroy, Airport Manager, Friedman Memorial Airport, 1616Airport Circle, Hailey, ID 83333 chris@iflysun.com Or to T-O Engineers, Joe Guenther, Environmental Manager jguenther@to-engineers.com by 5:00 p.m. MDT on September 1, 2017; Post marked by August 31, 2017 if mailed (a confirmation reply will be sent).