Dave Zeeck, Creator of Op-Ed “McChord Airfield Is No Place for a Civilian Airport” [Nov. 20, Opinion] is unsuitable when he says there isn’t any approach to management navy and civilian air site visitors from adjoining fields. It occurs very often, with the island of Oahu within the state of Hawaii being a basic case. In actual fact, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (Hickam Air Power Base) makes use of the identical runways as Daniel Okay. Inouye Worldwide Airport, the principle airport for Honolulu. They’ve been doing that for years.
As well as, Oahu hosts many different navy bases that at one time had very lively air bases, a few of that are nonetheless in service, reminiscent of Marine Corps Base Hawaii (previously Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay) and Wheeler Military Airfield.
As a retired aerospace engineer and US Military veteran, I really feel that on all his different factors, nonetheless, Zeeck is spot-on. The concept within the earlier Op-Ed by Joseph Tipler to adapt McChord Area at Joint Base Lewis-McChord for civilian use simply will not work [“This site has my vote for building a new airport,” Nov. 3, Opinion].
Richard C. Reed, Woodinville
