After nearly three decades of discussion, Manassas is one step closer to implementing a passenger airline service at its regional airport.
A previous version of this article incorrectly referred to the entity that oversees National and Dulles airports. It is the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. The article has been corrected.
The expansion would place Manassas in tandem with larger airports across the Washington metropolitan area that offer domestic and international flights, such as Reagan National Airport and Dulles International Airport. Rivera said the focus is providing low-cost, regional flights“We’re not certainly going to be a DCA or a Dulles; we don’t have the facilities nor the landmass for something like that,” Rivera said. “That’s also not what we want to be when we grow up, so to speak.
They hope to provide infrastructure to offer 3,650 additional flights during the first year of operation, and nearly 12,000 in the third year. Officials say the airport could eventually offer up to 30 daily flights going to and from Manassas.The expansion would serve as an access point into larger airports, or provide regional service to surrounding areas, including Charlotte and Boston.
Terry L. Clower, director of George Mason University’s Center for Regional Analysis, said the plan would ultimately be good for business and economic development throughout the Washington area.He added that the size and scope of the proposed Manassas Regional Airport expansion is not large enough to significantly impact surrounding airports like National and Dulles.
Avports CEO Jorge Roberts said the Manassas proposal is part of a trend to bring private funding to public airports for passenger terminals. There have been six regional airport developments over nearly three decades, with the most recent addition happening in New Haven, Conn., three years ago. He said he hopes to see similar success in Manassas.“We’re very excited to see this project take the next step,” Roberts said in a statement.
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