Aviation View - Dec 2023

203 AVIATION VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 3, ISSUE 4 trees from the approaches to runways (a common and recurring problem for regional airports that requires a constant vigilance and mitigating efforts), and he lauds Anderson for his help. “Over the last number of years,” Kaspari informs, “we’ve done a number of development projects out here. I’m trying to keep up with Noel on his Waterloo residents take a great deal of civic pride in these facilities owned by the City. Hart shared that assessment. The Mayor also cited the local business park: Waterloo Air and Rail Park. “We have a good relationship with Canadian National Rail out there,” says Hart.“Plus, we do have the spacing and the ability to design it for direct access to the taxiways and runways for airport- related industries.” This new business park’s purpose is to make even greater use of the system of highways and railways that are near to the Waterloo Regional Airport and of course the latter’s runways. This 12-lot industrial park of some 400 acres is bordered on the west by the Waterloo city limits and Leversee Road and to the east by the airport runways. The City secured a release from the FAA to develop the land, and it earned a grant from the Iowa Department of Transportation to build a road. Anderson says there is much potential there for air development. It will also, he adds, be very attractive to potential businesses that might be interested in locating facilities in Waterloo. “I would say that we have land available there, from an economic development standpoint, for airport-related industries,” says Anderson. “As Keith has noted, we have the runway lengths (meeting the requisites for corporate jets), and we have the design capabilities with our engineering group to help put companies out there that would better utilize our airport for commercial uses, as well as the current residential uses.” IT HAS IT ALL Hart emphasizes that Waterloo Regional offers both convenience and access to the entire world, thanks to its partnership with American Airlines. The Mayor also extols Livingston Aviation for its excellence in service. “We have an incredibly well-run airport,” says Hart. Kaspari cited the airport’s many ongoing development efforts, such as the removal of sapling WATERLOO REGIONAL AI RPORT