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the terminal building at the Williamsburg-Whitley county
Airport also houses the county’s E-911 Emergency
Services center.

like that.” Alder said pilots stopping in at the halfway point and have the cheapest fuel
Smaller planes, which are used pri- airport frequently comment on how around so they like to stop here,” Shelley
marily by individuals typically get 30 – 40 much they like the countryside, the view added.
gallons of fuel at one time, while the jets and the long landing strip in addition to the airport also gets visits from sev-
will get 400 – 500 gallons of fuel per fill- the price on jet fuel. eral families scouting the University of
up. “We get a lot of traffic just coming the Cumberlands as a possible college
“We are getting some jet traffic. The and going,” Alder said including people destination.
London-Corbin Airport has a great deal flying south for the winter and back north
on fuel, but I don’t think we get traffic in the spring, and those flying back and Improvements made
from them. i think we get from others go- forth between the east coast and texas.
ing through the area. this has been one “We are a common stopping point Since the airport opened in 2005,
of the bigger improvements i think.” for several aircraft coming through. there Shelley said there have been several im-
Alder noted that fuel sales have dou- is a regular jet that stops here between provements, including construction of
bled over the last year. Houston and New York. We are kind of a t-Hangars, which are utilized by small

the large door leading into the corporate hangar at the the lobby of the terminal at the airport is bright and
airport. inviting, with a good view of the runway.