b'OPERATIONS AVP61Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (PA) Intl AirportHPNTEBLGAABE EWR JFKPHOTO: GOOGLEIn addition to being very near all three major New York airports, AVP is also close to Teterboro Airport (TEB) in New Jersey, Stewart International Airport and Westchester County Airport inGROWNew York, and Lehigh Valley International Airport in Pennsylvania. If a flight has to land here to wait out a traffic control delay, it can quickly get to its destination in a very short amount of time, onceRESPONSIBLY the aircraft is cleared to land, notes Beardsley. With Sustainable Aviation Moreover, AVPs 7,501-foot main runway allows it to accommodate nearly any aircraft. Even large 747s or 777sPlanning & Designdiverted en route from Europe can land at AVP and partially refill their fuel tanks while waiting for clearance to land in New York.Besides its runway length and proximity to key New York airports, AVP offers significant savings for commercial airlines and general aviation operators. Landing fees, hangar rentals, maintenance fees, FBO services, and, perhaps most importantly, fuel costs are all significantly lower at the Pennsylvania airfield.Parson Odebrecht Joint VenturePilots fueling a large commercial aircraft or one of the larger Miami Intermodal Center Rental Car Facility and People MoverGulfstreams can save thousands of dollars by refueling here at AVP, Beardsley states. Airside | Landside | FacilitiesOn May 10, for instance, jet fuel was $5.53 per gallon at AVP vs. $8 at TEB. For a Gulfstream G550, which holds more than 6,000Responsiblygallons, the associated cost savings could potentially approachImproving the$15,000.World We Live InAdding Infrastructure chacompanies.com #theCHAwayWhile accommodating diverted aircraft is a steady income producer, airport officials are also working to encouragePaul Puckli Mike DeVoy, PEcommercial, corporate and general aviation operators to use AVP703.625.4889 317.780.7232as their permanent base. Until recently, however, the airport didppuckli@chacompanies.com mdevoy@chacompanies.comAirportImprovement.comJuly | August 2023'