Show field boasts newly surfaced landing strip beacon light and other modern equipment boasting a surfaced runway and landing second to novit I 1 in tile state simile ut of utah and complete radio communications and wi we ather data facilities tin tile bryce canyon is now ready tu re icycle ivo its olf lelal charter clia itei and desiena lion by b tile C ahll 11 abelo A 11 llad field or ol plant construction and frank klos kies chief of oc tile maintenance dial alon I 1 0 ii CAA of santa monica california Ifon iiii and joe bergin acro director lor for utah went vent tile field friday rilda ot of last week and accepted all a to date the die main lauding flauding strip at the field Is leed by leet feet w fill a surfaced area of by feet the landing strip still Is marked and lighted with electric lights and a T beacon light mounted d on oil a 50 loot tower marks the port j A watch house has been constructed ted at tin the port where radio and teletype communications equipment lus has lieou been installed as aa well as wind gauges and direction finders equipment toi for checking precipitation and complete NN eather station facilities broadcasts ot of weather condil conditions lous and other information Is made at toi for the benefit of any flyer dyer that may chance to bo be in the area the bryce canyon canon port it was explained oil is on oil a nely inaus mated western estein air express pas route loute from grand giand junction colorado Coloia do to las vegas feidi nevada and is the key port in ill a chaan including landing fields at and st george in III utah western estein air express is now nov flying ono one schedule each day each tta way over oer tile field it was vias stated Construct construction ibri work vork was as is as a chil aeronautics authority project hy by the go government eminent with tile the C CAA A holding a lease from the county on oil the port tile the un der standIng Is that the hie port Is to be turned bid back to tile the county when ft hen the project Is completed in III addition to construction to dite date it was v as stated tint that housing facilities for coi personnel and othor needs will be built as a portion ot of tile the project water has been eon piped in III tor for culinary cu linari and fire protection uses lavatory facilities and other accommodations are aie planned G E L was engineer in charge ut 01 construction at tile the port wit ft ath it R s duyanan as his assist int fint construction was lone done un lor contract conti act by tile the utah construction st company of salt lake city alt thomas r F dowling chief of aeronautics communications it at the port will ft be in charge ot of the port ind and landing field construction was originally begun at UK tho bryce canyon airport in tin tile fill of 1836 1936 as a make work project sponsored by garfield county money fol foi tile the project was furnished by federal government through th the Ili bile works administration and some equipment was ft 09 furnished by the civilian chilian conservation corps through the bryce canyon camp callip one long runway runa coln coinciding elding with prevailing winds was con strutted ted and graNe graveled led as well i as i a shorter runway rubw ay to adjust to j possible ros sible cross crosswinds winds the hanger was built and plumbing equip SR was installed for foi rest room facilities at the time tile the port was vis dedicated in the summer oi of 1938 no running water was available ail lible rians plans w freie re well under wiy way to inake in ike fu further arthor ti in 1942 but war condl cond ll eions hampered ham pored tile the project un til list last till fall when the broje k vas taken liken up tip b CAA A county count officials who were TM ils ible for the eaily pl pioneer onee ing ilig of 0 f the airport should bp V 11 te d on theli their and integrity nto gilt as the port pra pron aises to become one 11 0 0 of f the ngoat los 01 1 important air fields in this aw 9 flon of tho the united stites states aall aa cording to some who should pi 4 in the k know il ow and have ap pp 1 much time studying air traps atlon 1 the brice canyon aft a port lias ia s a future fir far b be oba the of any i loca oca county count citizen I 1 j it was stated this week geeki I 1 li I 1 plans are under way flay tor for aaa anai i port day at tile the field sonie tf early lit in august flyers fliers wi wll M liti invited to bring their planes ta use the field they will be v pertained during the day an agaj guests at a lancing dancing party I 1 anu hanger during the evening |