| Show s. s L L. L Private Private Airport Airport al Ji Recent approval by Salt Lake Cit City of e establishment of f a private flying field near the Salt Lake m municipal airport Monday Mon Mon- day wa was termed shortsighted and likely t to j jeopardize future federal grants to develop the city's city s facilities fa cHi ties These assertions were ere made to city commissi commissioners ners in a hearin hearing hear bear t in ing in called to argue the advisability of operation of Falcon field field a private te airport at a a. a location four and a half miles south and east of the municipal municipal municipal mu mu- field The hearing how however hower ver er came too toolate toolate toolate late inasmuch as on March 31 Mayor Earl J. J Glade wrote toRay toRay to toRay Ray Leavitt chairman of the Utah aeronautical commission giving city approval l of the private field under certain restrictions The hearing had been scheduled to give interested parties a chance to voice their opinions but before it could be held the city had acted Raps Handling R. R W. W F. F Schmidt Los Angeles Cal Cat superintendent western regional regional regional re re- re- re gional airport advisory service civil aeronautics administration told the city commission that its action and subsequent state approval approval approval ap ap- ap- ap of ot the flying field means that the matter of ot an air terminal In Salt Lake City was not properly properly properly prop prop- erly handled He asserted that in his opinion the private field could be a serious hazard adding that its operation close to the municipal airport will have some bearing on future allocation allocation allocation allo allo- cation of federal aid funds to the airport He admitted the problem may not be serious now but would likely become so In the future with the municipal airport occupying a position of ot international importance importance importance tance aa as an air terminal Echoes Assertion His assertions were echoed by Ted Johnson Denver Colo Cola representative representative representative of at United Air Lines who said he failed to see how the city in order to protect its investment could consider establishment of at another airfield so close to airport No 1 He said he wasn't trying to tell the city and state how and where whereto to build airports but it was a disappointment to him that the two agencies hadn't considered the matter turU further er He then accused I See Page 2 mn 1 I S. S L. L U AIRPORT Continued fr fruin Page Fago One Salt Lake City of oC s shortsightedness as as' far future of ot the municipal municipal pal airport Is concerned Both Mr Schmidt and Mr Johnson Johnson John John- son said they were not against the establishment of Falcon field as a private airport and in fact tact would cooperate with i its promoters but they were concerned with its location location location loca loca- tion so close to the municipal field The restrictions placed on the field according to Joe Bergin state aeronautical director include terms that location of f the Falcon field landing strip feet long by feet wide be be at least halt half halfa a mile mn out of the present and proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed instrument landing approaches approaches ap ap- ap- ap to the Salt Lake airport Operators of the field A A. A D D. Firmage David Elggren and John Coleman must also accept any traffic restrictions imposed by byC byC byC C A A and any future d development at t the field must be contingent on city commission approval Mr Schmidt who sai said C A A would cooperate with promoters of Falcon field to work out an efficient and safe traffic pattern to avoid old conflict with that o of the municipal field said we are skeptical skeptical skeptical when asked his opinion whether or not operators and all allper per persons ons using the private te field would observe all restrictions to the letter C A A has asked the Falcon field operators for an n analysis of how they propose to control traffic and to my knowledge this has not been done he said |
