Posted February 10, 200421 yr Many support Lunken upgrade By Jennifer Edwards The Cincinnati Enquirer EAST END - The heated debate over possible expansion at Lunken Airport grew hotter Monday. More than 100 people packed a meeting where three City Council members discussed the airport's future and its impact on surrounding neighborhoods. Most of those who addressed council's Community Development, Education and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee Monday at Lunken were supportive of the airport modernizing to realize its full economic potential. Among that contingent were airport users, employees, a representative from the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce and some neighbors. More at http://www.enquirer.com
February 10, 200421 yr I say...expand it....just a little bit to allow some comercial traffic...and cheaper flights.
February 10, 200421 yr If cheeper flights are what is desired the city needs to make itself atractive to a low cost carrier that will compete with Delta. As for expanding Lunkin you can bet that a few loud voices from the surrounding neighborhhod will manage to kill any expansion. It always amazes me when people move next to an airport and then bitch about the noise. I have not seen an Cincinnati sectional chart in a while but it is my guesse these new flight patsh are less than desireable for those who must navigate them. I flew into Lunkin about five years ago and unless you aproach from the East it is very difficult to remain outside the class A airspace surrounding CVG. Have you ever noticed that nobody ever complains about the noise/light/traffic from a new shopping center or such but aviation is always an automatic target. The media and the laser like focus on non existant safety issues is responsable. Of course the average citizens inability to form sound opinions on their own is equaly to blame......there I feel better now.
February 19, 200421 yr Funny, there was a study done in the Enquirer a few years back that talked about the possibility of having Boeing 737's fly in and out of Lunken, and I was immediately interested, because Southwest Airlines doesn't use anything but 737's and was hoping that maybe they would offer service to a Cincinnati-area airport for much cheaper than what it costs to fly to CVG. Of course, the residents in the surrounding area would have a cow if big ass airplanes began landing and taking off out of Lunken, but sometimes I get tired of having to fly to Columbus then driving down to Cincinnati :crazy:
March 13, 200421 yr Like the residents of the area didn't know about the airport before moving there. I would stick it to everyone of them. Bottom line is Lunken is done. What about Blue Ash, would the airport be capable of handing 737's?
March 13, 200421 yr nope not even close. Blue ash has like a 3000 foot runway. hamilton's is a bit longer (5000ft) but still no. 737s could land at these airports in emergencies but it is not desireable(and it would take a lot of pilot skill) plus there is not a suitable terminal. CVG has 10000+ footers and they are getting longer. I do not want Delta to have competition at CVG, that airport is a big part of Cincinnati, and you can see what Southwest did to Salt lake City. Also CVG is Class B airspace and its really no problem flying into Lunken. Class A is only for forbidden places like the white house. PS. If that picture is recent then my plane is the first one in that vertical row on the right.
March 13, 200421 yr Enlighten me more on this Zach. I am very annoyed that it cost so much to fly out of Cincy. I need to fly to Denver in June but I can't get a ticket under $375 x3 people. It is crazy, as much as I love Terminal 3 and the fact that Cincy is a healthy hub, I hate the fact that CVG is the second most expensive airport in the US behind White Plains, NY! I would be excited to see Southwest come to CVG. I loved Southwest in St. Louis and used them frequently.
March 14, 200421 yr Enlighten me more on this Zach. I am very annoyed that it cost so much to fly out of Cincy. I need to fly to Denver in June but I can't get a ticket under $375 x3 people. It is crazy' date=' as much as I love Terminal 3 and the fact that Cincy is a healthy hub, I hate the fact that CVG is the second most expensive airport in the US behind White Plains, NY! I would be excited to see Southwest come to CVG. I loved Southwest in St. Louis and used them frequently.[/quote'] I looked on priceline.com and found it for cheaper. But I agree it is very expensive to fly out of Cincinnati. I did not know it was second most expensive...WOW!!! It is said that you pay for convenience. You can get to almost anywhere in the USA from CVG nonstop and anywhere in the world if you make one stop. It is my opinion that depending how much you value your time it may be worth it to fly out of dayton. If the drive to dayton and the flight from dayton to CVG is worth your time then fly out of dayton or indy, but if you could spend that time at work and make twice the difference then you know what i am saying....
March 15, 200421 yr Hey Monte' date=' fly out of Dayton or Indy, you'll save a bundle. Trust me.[/quote'] I HAVE! The thing that pisses me off is that after I drive 45 minutes to Dayton Airport, I end up flying right back to Cincy to connect. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Trust me it has happened to me already. If Southwest came to CVG would it really be a bad thing? Competition is healthy right?
March 15, 200421 yr I've wanted to reply to this topic for a while now, but final exams have hindered my doing so. First off, Lunken is FAR from no longer being a viable facility. The airport is quickly emerging as the top business aircraft airport in the Cincinnati metro. Procter & Gamble alone have 5 aircraft based at LUK. The proposed runway expansion and relaxed weight restrictions are a definite necessity to keep the momentum going at LUK. Having a primarily business avaition airport in a city's metro is not uncommon either. Orlando has Orlando Executive Airport, Cleveland has Burke Lakefront. Both are capable of handling standard commercial aircraft (such as 737s) but have found their profitable niche catering to the business crowd. Lunken is well on its way to joining that list. That being said, the prospect of commercial passenger service at Lunken is essentially not possible, for the reasons explained in the previous posts and more. Not only would it be extremely cumbersome to run a commercial operation out of LUK, but there's already pleanty of nearby commercial airports to choose from. With the way the Cincinnati and Dayton metros are growing, Dayton James M. Cox International Airport is quickly becoming Cincinnati's second airport. Low fare carrier AirTran Airways has experienced ENORMOUS success by stearing clear of the fortress hubs like CVG and setting up shop in DAY, siphoning passengers from Cincinnati, and also Columbus, more than willing to save a couple hundred dollars on air travel. And don't think Delta doesn't realize this either. AirTran and Delta compete like dogs on their hub routes to Atlanta from Dayton. Delta matches AirTran's fares and dumps capacity, virtually flooding the market with seats in an attempt to flush the competition out. This has proved to be exceedingly good for the consumer as fares are extremely cheap, but it also keeps people loyal to Delta, as local Cincinnati Delta loyalists will opt for Delta instead of AirTran when traveling from Dayton to continue to earn frequent flier miles. So Delta still gets the money whether you're traveling from CVG or DAY! As for seeing a low fare carrier at CVG, it's not a good possibility. In the last decade, a dozen or so low fare airlines have attempted to serve CVG, every time they were bullied by Delta to the point of pulling out. The most recent attempt was by Vanguard Airlines, which provided nonstop service to Chicago's Midway Airport. The flights arrived with much fanfare, with all sorts of advertising done by Vanguard, as well as the airline's president making frequent stops to Cincinnati promoting the new service. All Delta had to do was double the number of flights they offered to Chicago, match Vanguard's fares, and offer the lure of SkyMiles, and Vanguard was gone in a year. As long as the local travelers in Cincinnati remain addicted to their SkyMiles, no low fare carrier will make it in CVG. Lastly, Monte, if you want a reasonable fare to Denver for the summer, by all means take Frontier Airlines out of Indianapolis. Not only will you get a decent fare and a NONSTOP flight, but Frontier offers DirecTV on all their A319 and A318 aircraft, which I believe presently serve IND.
April 9, 200421 yr Author More Lunken news...from today's Enquirer: Fight continues on Lunken use Noise complaints presented By Jennifer Edwards The Cincinnati Enquirer MOUNT WASHINGTON - Dozens of people who live near Lunken Airport complained Thursday night about noise from planes and urged the city to prohibit commercial scheduled airline service if the airport expands. They were among about 150 people who packed a hall Thursday night to discuss Lunken Airport's future. After brief presentations on ongoing studies that will help shape Lunken's future, about 30 people addressed Cincinnati City Council's Community Development, Education and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, which oversees the city's 1,140-acre airport for corporate, recreational and small charter air service. Many of the residents who spoke during the two-hour session at American Legion Hall described noise from planes as a disruption to their everyday lives. One woman even noted that it knocks pictures off her walls, drowns out her television and makes it hard to carry on conversations in her back yard. Other residents threatened to move out of Cincinnati if the airport expands. More at www.enquirer.com.
May 2, 200421 yr Author Possible passenger service? From Friday's Enquirer: Lunken passenger service sought Flamingo Air seeks airport permit By Jennifer Edwards The Cincinnati Enquirer EAST END - Flamingo Air Inc. has applied to the city for a permit to offer commuter service at Lunken Airport. Flamingo Air now operates a six-to-10 seat turboprop aircraft from Lunken Airport and provides charter scenic tour service. The company wants to offer scheduled commuter service for 10 to 30 passengers. Such service is permitted under Lunken's Federal Aviation Administration certification, noted David MacDonald, Flamingo's president. He doesn't see how the city can deny the application. MacDonald is negotiating with a number of charter companies he declined to name. He said he hopes to announce a partnership soon that would provide small scheduled passenger commercial service from Lunken to Chicago and then perhaps Cleveland, Detroit, St. Louis and Pittsburgh. More at www.enquirer.com
May 2, 200421 yr Referring upthread to Daytons airport. Theres' supposed to be some excess gate capacity due to the days of Piedmont running a hub operation out of Cox Field. I think the Piedmont hub gates are closed off now, but I guess could be reopened if demand warrants. Funny about people driving to Dayton from Cincy to fly. I've driven to Port Columbus due to cheap fairs.
May 5, 200421 yr Author More, from the 5/5 Enquirer: Lunken advisers support expansion Longer runways, heavier planes would be allowed; passenger service uncertain By Jennifer Edwards The Cincinnati Enquirer EAST END - Cincinnati's corporate and general reliever airport should expand its runways and weight limits for planes, most members of a Lunken Airport advisory board that makes recommendations to City Council agreed Tuesday. The Lunken Airport Oversight Advisory Board is expected to formally vote on recommendations at its next meeting Monday. The move is a major turning point for Lunken Airport amid a controversy over noise and growth. More at www.enquirer.com.
August 31, 200420 yr Author From the 8/31/04 Enquirer: Lunken air show will run for two days EAST END - Lunken Airport's 2004 air show, called Wings Over the Ohio Valley, will be Sept. 11 and 12. The air show will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. Same-day tickets are $12 for adults. There is no charge for children 12 and under. Discounted air show tickets and gala benefit tickets are available at www.cincyairshow.com. More at http://www.enquirer.com
October 12, 200420 yr Author Just an update...from the 10/12/04 Post: Lunken upgrade plan nears Council vote By Tony Cook Post staff reporter Cincinnati City Council will vote Wednesday on whether to approve an updated plan for Lunken Airport that calls for runway expansion, noise reduction measures and a total of $58.6 million in improvements. The council committee responsible for Lunken issues voted Monday to recommend the plan to City Council. If approved, the plan would be sent to the Federal Aviation Administration for review. The Lunken Airport Master Plan details proposed expansions and improvements of the Cincinnati Municipal Lunken Airport over the next 20 years. The city's Department of Transportation and Engineering worked on the plan for two-and-a-half years, meeting resistance along the way from community members concerned about increases in noise levels from an expanded Lunken. More at http://www.cincypost.com/2004/10/12/lunk101204.html
November 16, 200420 yr Author Some budget crunch...from the 11/16/04 Enquirer: Mayor: Change golf course to allow new Lunken hangar $3M Reeves project would get $1.3M from P&G By Gregory Korte and Cliff Peale Cincinnati Mayor Charlie Luken has proposed a $3 million renovation of the city's Reeves Golf Course in the East End to make way for a new hangar at Lunken Airport for Procter & Gamble's five corporate jets. Luken said it wasn't easy finding $1.7 million in an austere 2005 budget to redo nine holes, a driving range and a clubhouse. "All of which needs to be done anyway, but it's part of the project to put P&G in a new hangar," Luken said. "I've said all along that keeping Procter at Lunken was a priority." P&G has agreed to contribute $1.3 million for the golf course work. But capital improvements to a golf course - as other city services are being cut - are raising some eyebrows. "What are our priorities? " said Councilman Christopher Smitherman. More at http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041116/NEWS01/411160349/1056/news01
November 18, 200420 yr Author More...from the 11/18/04 Enquirer: Lunken golf course upgrade debated Some on council suggest keeping cost within P&G's $1.3M donation By Gregory Korte Enquirer staff writer Cincinnati Mayor Charlie Luken is getting increased resistance on City Council for his plan to spend $1.7 million on improvements to Reeves Golf Course in the East End. Luken said the golf course renovations are necessary to accommodate a new $15 million airplane hangar for Procter & Gamble at neighboring Lunken Airport. P&G is not seeking a city subsidy for the hangar, and is contributing $1.3 million to rearrange the golf course. Councilman David Pepper said Wednesday that City Council should insist that the Cincinnati Recreation Commission stay within P&G's $1.3 million contribution, rather than spend an additional $1.7 million in city money. More at http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041118/NEWS01/411180430/1056
November 25, 200420 yr Author This shall become the dumping ground for tax breaks and payouts. This appeared in the 11/25/04 Enquirer: City asked for tax break Employer wants a deal for staying By Gregory Korte Enquirer staff writer Cincinnati City Council is considering $218,955 in tax breaks to a growing temporary staffing company to keep its headquarters downtown. CBS Personnel Holdings Co. wants the tax breaks on 62 new jobs it plans to create at its Elm Street offices. Many of those jobs will be moved from Charlotte, N.C., where the company acquired Venturi Staffing Partners earlier this year in a $30.3 million deal. City Manager Valerie Lemmie said in a memo to City Council Wednesday that the tax credits were a "major factor" in determining whether CBS Personnel stays in Cincinnati or moves to Northern Kentucky. The tax breaks would give CBS Personnel a credit of 60 percent on the earnings taxes paid by the 62 new employees over the next seven years. It matches $434,300 in tax credits already offered by the Ohio Department of Development. More at http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041125/NEWS01/411250349/1056/news01
November 25, 200420 yr Author More on the hangar from the 11/25/04 Enquirer: Luken revises hangar plan By Gregory Korte Enquirer staff writer Cincinnati Mayor Charlie Luken proposed a budget amendment Wednesday that would make the city's golfers and airport users - and not city taxpayers - pay to help build Procter & Gamble's new hangar at Lunken Airport. The net effect: As much as $1.7 million would be freed up in the 2005-06 budget. P&G plans to build a $15 million hangar at Lunken Airport to accommodate its fleet of new globe-spanning corporate jets. But the hangar would take two holes away from the neighboring Reeves Golf Course, which would need about $3 million for a redesign and a new driving range. Procter had agreed to pay $1.3 million of the cost. More at http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041125/NEWS01/411250335/1056/news01
February 28, 200520 yr Author Jeebus...so many threads I never followed up on. UPDATE: "The Cincinnati City Council has approved Lunken Field's (LUK) master plan, which includes an extension of the municipal airport's main runway and other improvements that reflect the facility's "continuing role as a corporate and general aviation reliever airport." Besides approving the extension of Runway 3R/21L from 6,100 to 7,000 feet, the city also has endorsed increasing the weight-bearing capacity of the runway to 100,000 pounds. The "preferred airport layout" outlined in the master plan includes construction of maintenance run-up pads to minimize noise and relocation of the ATC tower, an existing taxiway and the Airport Road levy. The master plan also identifies possible locations for other future facilities, such as corporate hangars." http://web.nbaa.org/public/ops/airports/luk/ That means the Master Plan is now in study with the FAA. View the Master Plan online: http://www.flylunken.com/
June 14, 200519 yr Author P&G has just agreed to a 5 year lease for part of Lunken with five more 5 year options: Date: June 8, 2005 TO: Mayor and Members of City Council FROM: Valerie A. Lemmie, City Manager RE: Procter and Gamble Lease Ordinance Lunken Airport Lease Area 51 and 51A Attached is an ordinance captioned as follows: AUTHORIZING the City Manager to enter into an agreement of lease with The Procter & Gamble Company for Lunken Airport Lease Areas 51 and 51A. On November 22, 2004, City Administration forwarded a FYI memo (FYI Memo #1140) to City Council identifying Procter and Gamble’s (P & G) need to modernize its fleet of aircraft to meet their existing and future global corporate aviation business requirements. As a result, P&G’s airplane operations required a larger lease area. P&G’s current lease area had various size and height restrictions, which prevented the modernization from taking place on the existing lease area. Therefore, it was determined that the only viable/feasible location for P&G’s new hangar development would be Lease Area 51 (the site of the new hangar development) and Lease Area 51A (the land dedicated for site ingress/egress). Please find attached an ordinance that establishes leases with P&G for five (5) years which includes renewal options for five (5) additional terms of five (5) years each. The Administration recommends passage of this Ordinance. http://city-egov.rcc.org/BASISCGI/BASIS/council/public/child/DDD/13205.pdf TERMS: * Annual rent will be $1.00 * Within 6 months, P&G will have to submit a plan for the design of a roadway from Wilmer Ave. to Area 51. Construction must begin within 1 year and completion must begin within 2 years. * Site improvements are at the cost of P&G and are subject to approval from the Dept of Trans and Eng. * P&G is subject to all local taxes and assessments. * Etc., etc., lawyerspeak.... If you're actually interested, you can read the terms of the lease: Lease: Area 51 Lease: Area 51A
June 14, 200519 yr Area 51? It's good to diversify your airport traffic, but to include UFOs?? :weird: KJP "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 14, 200519 yr Area 51? It's good to diversify your airport traffic, but to include UFOs?? :weird: KJP Aren't you supposed to be a transportation advocate now? What do you have against UFOs? They could just save us from ourselves when it comes to our impending oil crisis. :-P
June 15, 200519 yr I was just at Lunken this morning; they have begun earthwork and the job trailer is on-site. They also have signs around the bike trail showing a temporary closing and the new alignment. It will be shorter, basically cutting off the chunk that runs through the golf course and the park. It will now come down the hill as it exists between the golf course and the runway, but then head straight to Wilmer Avenue.
June 15, 200519 yr I'm surprised they don't restructure that hill going down into the golf course part too - man, people just fly down that thing on roller blades - it's really dangerous for them and for other folks on the path.
June 21, 200519 yr Not sure if this topic goes here, but feel free to move it if necessary. Below is a pic of the realignment of the Lunken Bike Path due to the construction of the new P&G hangar. It was taken with a camera phone so here are the texts/colors BLUE-Existing Trail GREEN-New Trail RED-Abandoned Trail YELLOW-Renovated Trail I will try to find more info on both the golf course realignment and maybe some renderings of the P&G hangar.
June 21, 200519 yr There was some discussion of this over here branching off the Lunken upgrade thread in Transportation, but this does seem to warrant its own thread. By the way, per my comments over in that thread: I'm surprised they don't restructure that hill going down into the golf course part too - man, people just fly down that thing on roller blades - it's really dangerous for them and for other folks on the path. ...from the sign you posted, it appears they are going to do just that. I imagine that hill is the shorter of the two "abandoned trail" segments.
June 21, 200519 yr Actually the hill is part of the renovated segment. Here is some more background info.... Lunken hangar $3M Reeves project would get $1.3M from P&G By Gregory Korte and Cliff Peale Enquirer staff writers Cincinnati Mayor Charlie Luken has proposed a $3 million renovation of the city's Reeves Golf Course in the East End to make way for a new hangar at Lunken Airport for Procter & Gamble's five corporate jets. Luken said it wasn't easy finding $1.7 million in an austere 2005 budget to redo nine holes, a driving range and a clubhouse. "All of which needs to be done anyway, but it's part of the project to put P&G in a new hangar," Luken said. "I've said all along that keeping Procter at Lunken was a priority." More at http://www.enquirer.com
June 21, 200519 yr By the way, thanks for the info - your cell phone picture is perfectly serviceable! I haven't been over there for years now - I was a horrible roller-blader, and quit after ripping up parts of my arm along Kellogg Road there (I have all the grace of an IT professional, no doubt), and walking seemed to be an activity wasted on that trail, since I prefer walking around neighborhoods or parks instead...but I'll definitely go back just to check it out.
June 21, 200519 yr Here is a link to the Lunken Airport Master Plan showing the P&G hangar, it is much bigger than I expected. It also shows a proposed Aviation Museum (P.S. the link is zoomable). I believe P&G's current hangar is labeled #4 on the map. http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/transeng/downloads/transeng_eps9293.pdf
June 21, 200519 yr Here is a link to the above Enquirer story, it is pretty old though. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041116/NEWS01/411160349/1056/news01
June 21, 200519 yr My wife corrected me - she spent a lot more time there than I, and she thinks the super-steep hill is located where I put the red circle on your picture: Is that what you were saying above? Oh, and sorry for appropriating your picture!
June 21, 200519 yr No, the super steep hill is located where the yellow line meets the blue existing line on the right hand side of the map. Do you see where the text "trail closed here" points down? That is the top of the hill. The part your wife is referring to is flat and right next to the playground in the parking lot near the tennis courts. If you look at the pic, you can see the railing going down the hill behind the sign, which is where I took the picture.
July 6, 200519 yr Author The P&G lease agreement ordinance passed unanimously at the 6/29/05 council meeting.
July 19, 200519 yr Author From the 7/19/05 Cincinnati Post: Rethinking Lunken Expanded runways, less noise and $58.6M in modifications envisioned over next 20 years By Kevin Osborne Post staff reporter Nine months after Cincinnati City Council approved an ambitious master plan to guide the future growth of Lunken Airport, there already are signs of change. Procter & Gamble is beginning construction of a larger hangar at the airfield, which will prompt the partial redesign of the adjacent Reeves Golf Course. Other changes include renovations at the Airman's Club restaurant and resurfacing nearby parking lots. Larger-scale improvements are likely once federal regulators formally sign off on the master plan and a separate noise study. The plan calls for a runway expansion, noise reduction measures and a total of $58.6 million in modifications over a 20-year period. More at http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050719/NEWS01/507190346
September 20, 200519 yr Author From the 9/19/05 Enquirer: Airplane-noise monitors set for fall Devices to be built at five locations near Lunken Airport By Allen Howard Enquirer staff writer Lunken Airport and the city of Cincinnati plan to build noise monitors at five spots near the airport, beginning sometime this fall. The monitors, atop 20-foot poles, will measure the amount of noise planes make during landings and takeoffs. The monitors are a result of complaints from neighbors and a study that found that a system was needed to document noise levels. Eileen Enabnit, director of the city's Department of Transportation and Engineering, said the monitors would be located in areas close to the 18 neighborhoods around Lunken to measure the amount of noise they experience from the planes. The cost to install the monitors is $150,000 and would be paid by the airport. More at http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050919/NEWS01/509190345/1056/rss02
October 19, 200618 yr FAA moving from Lunken to Eastgate BY BARRETT J. BRUNSMAN | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER UNION TWP. – The Federal Aviation Administration plans to move its district headquarters from near Lunken Airport in Cincinnati to the Eastgate area of Clermont County. About 50 FAA safety inspectors, who are paid from $77,000 to $118,000 a year, will make the move to an office near Interstate 275 in Eastgate. E-mail [email protected] http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061018/NEWS01/310180035/-1/back01
October 19, 200618 yr Unfortunately federal level doesn't care at all about sprawl/utilizing existing infrastructure. They just want something cheap.
October 19, 200618 yr Yeah - collectively their moves could be bad (financially) for cincinnati proper especially if the other agencies head for clermont county.
October 19, 200618 yr See: http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=1826.0 for the full story, and more Clermont County Growth News
June 12, 200916 yr Empower Aviation would bring jobs, new facilities to Lunken Airport Empower Aviation LLC is negotiating with the city of Cincinnati to relocate from Butler County Regional Airport to Lunken Airport, where it plans to bring 75 jobs immediately and grow to 130 in a few years. The 2-year-old company would be the third fixed-base operator (FBO) at Lunken. It was the only bidder for the right to establish an aviation maintenance and fuel-sale facility on city-owned land at the end of Airport Road. Owner Rick Brunsman plans to invest $5 million to construct a 30,000-square-foot maintenance hangar and a 20,000-square-foot headquarters. He would consolidate employees from Butler and Boone counties. Over time, the Lunken facility would add 80,000 square feet of hangar and maintenance space. More at http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2009/06/15/story5.html
April 27, 201015 yr Lunken's future tied to its history By Steve Kemme, Cincinnati Enquirer, April 25, 2010 EAST END - Lunken Airport's Art Deco-style terminal, one of Cincinnati's historic landmarks, displayed its durability while it was being built. With the terminal weeks from completion, the monumental 1937 flood nearly covered the entire building. But workers repaired the damage and finished the terminal so Lunken, the Cincinnati region's prime airport at that time, could continue expanding its passenger and commercial service. Located near the Ohio and Little Miami rivers, the terminal since has withstood many more floods and destructive storms. Although it's still a grand building, it's showing its age. As a result, the airport's owner, the City of Cincinnati, is developing a plan to preserve and restore the terminal.
February 12, 201312 yr Low-cost airline interested in Lunken Commercial air service could return to Lunken Airport for the first time in decades. Low-cost carrier Allegiant Air is showing interest in launching two to four flights a week at the East End city-owned airfield, according to a document obtained by The Enquirer. The Las Vegas-based vacation airline emailed an official letter of interest to Lunken dated Feb. 1 “to express Allegiant Air’s interest in initiating commercial air service” in Cincinnati, according to the document provided by the city after a public records request. http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20130211/BIZ/302120014/EXCLUSIVE-Low-cost-airline-interested-Lunken
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