Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-12-31 | Page 10 | Air Traffic at Salt Lake Field Shows Increase

Air Traffic at Salt Lake Field Fieldi i I Shows Increase Gain in Passenger Travel During 1931 Stressed by Manager By VERNE G. G HALLWAY Y Manager lanager Salt Lake Municipal 1 Airport With Wilh air traffic at the Salt Lake municipal airport having shown a marked gain during the year veal p plans ans should be made for sever several l improve improvements m meats ments at the field In 1932 In order to maintain its standing as the second largest airmail center c in the thc country Salt Lake should have havea a large administration building where the heavy mail load can be handled with dispatch and afford the thc proper accommodations to air passengers passengers pas and to the thc public There are few cities with large airports airports air air- ports which do not have administration lion tion buildings and many cities of at less Jess importance than Salt Lake have fine attractive structures from which all activities are arc directed S Some me of ot the other improvements which should be given attention in inthe in inthe the thc near future are the installation of ot a large Jarge fog light of high candlepower candle candle- power a field control tower from i which traffic can be directed and a fence around the remainder of the field LARGE LARGE PAYROLL Th The Thc e Importance of the airport to Salt Lake is is shown by the fact that the thc payroll from all sources at the field totals a year There are arc regular who are located at the field or who operate from Salt Lake as a base The majority ma ma- of this number have come to athe the city since the establishment of the airport All lines operating out of oC the Salt Lake airport reported substantial increases increases in in- creases in passenger traffic during the year United Air Lines operating ing the Boeing unit from Chicago to San Francisco and the Varney unit to lo Portland reported nearly three times imes as many passengers c carried this year Western Air Express operating between between be be- tween Salt Lake and Los Angeles reported an Increase of ot more than per cent in the passenger traffic over the previous year National Parks Airways operating to o Great Falls Mont reported 2392 passengers were carried the first 11 months of the thc year against 2276 over the he same period in 1930 and 1578 in 1929 j EXPRESS INCREASE A mar marien ed increase in m air express I was reported by the United Air Lines for or the year ear a boost of ot per cent vent being recorded up to December I IB when new lower rates went into ef cf feet I Besides the regular airmail companies com panics which operate out of ot Salt Lake J the airport is also headquarters for three e commercial operators f ing the Aviation Service Thompson Flying Service and Ray L I Peck Courses in aviation are offered while planes can be hired for tor specia trips Approximately 20 planes are qua at the field while approximate ly 30 others pass through the cit city i i. i the operation of the airmail lines If The local airport is also j tel's for the thc observation n squa W squa jl i ron of the thc arm army air all reserve cor r It Several training planes are arc station it i hangar at the field wh t approximately 20 air reserve offic oUk are receiving training under the I 1 l on of ot Lieutenant C. C P P. P Talbot t. t NEW V E DEVELOPMENTS fl flare The year also marked new devel ments by by the department ot of c c merce on n lines Iines operating out of Lake r f Additional lighting for night fly f between here and Great Falls I provided between Poc Pocatello i Spencer Idaho r r C Complete te teletype e weather re rep J mg lug service service was was' installed by the on the Varney division 1 summer completing the Installs install for forthe the United Air Lines and md ma mal It the longest air route in the w to tobe be equipped with the the service r