Lincoln NE Airport Making Plans for Possible Shutdown of Omaha's Epply Airport in case of flooding
Posted: 9:17 AM Jul 1, 2011
Airlines and other businesses that use Omaha's Eppley Airfield are making plans in case flooding forces the airport's closure.
Lincoln Airport executive director John Wood says he's had discussion with three passenger airlines, all freight airlines and all the rental car companies that serve Eppley. He also says ConAgra, Mutual of Omaha and Kiewit have moved their corporate planes from Omaha to Lincoln.
Wood has also had discussion with the Transportation Safety Administration about possible flight diversions to Lincoln.
The Omaha airport is protected from the swollen Missouri River by levees, and pumps are keeping the main road to the airport dry.
The river isn't expected to overtop the levees but there is concern that the prolonged flooding could weaken the airport's levees.
Lincoln Airport executive director John Wood says he's had discussion with three passenger airlines, all freight airlines and all the rental car companies that serve Eppley. He also says ConAgra, Mutual of Omaha and Kiewit have moved their corporate planes from Omaha to Lincoln.
Wood has also had discussion with the Transportation Safety Administration about possible flight diversions to Lincoln.
The Omaha airport is protected from the swollen Missouri River by levees, and pumps are keeping the main road to the airport dry.
The river isn't expected to overtop the levees but there is concern that the prolonged flooding could weaken the airport's levees.
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