Talk:Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport

message: Below is the original list of former airlines and destinations from ROA. The information has been incorporated into prose, but I wanted to keep the original list here for reference. Patriarca12 (talk) 02:17, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Former airlines 

message: American was ROA's first airline, not even on the list.
*Aeromech Airlines (Charleston (WV)) 
*Air Virginia (Charlotte, Philadelphia, Richmond, Washington-Dulles, Washington-Reagan) 
*Allegheny Airlines - Operated between October 29, 1978 and February 1979. (Pittsburgh) 
*American Eagle (Raleigh-Durham)
*Continental Express – Operated between January 1996 and November 1, 1997. (Newark)
*Eastern Airlines - (Atlanta, Charlotte, Pittsburgh)
Eastern never served ROA to ATL or CLT. But they did serve ROA to PIT and GSO (and on the MIA)
* Jetstream International Airlines  (Dayton)
*Piedmont Airlines - Operated between November 1, 1945 through its merger with USAir on  August 4, 1989. (Asheville, Atlanta, Bluefield, Charleston (WV), Charlotte, Charlottesville, Chicago-Midway, Danville, Dayton, Fayetteville (NC), Greenbriar, Greensboro, Lexington, Louisville, Hot Springs (VA), Lynchburg, Myrtle Beach, Nashville, Newark, Pittsburgh, Pulaski (VA), Richmond, Staunton, Tri-Cities, Washington-Reagan, Winston-Salem)
*Northwest Express (Newark))
*TWA (Charleston (SC), Charleston (WV), Greensboro, Louisville, Lynchburg, Richmond, Tri-Cities, Washington-Reagan, Winston-Salem)
TWA never served Roanoke   —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.134.94.215 (talk) 00:08, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Former airlines and destinations

message: "However, expansion was delayed until the early 1980s while a proposed new regional airport serving Roanoke, Lynchburg and Martinsville to be built in Bedford County was evaluated."
:Put a comma after "Martinsville" and "County".
"Once the regional airport proposal was scrapped, the expansion was completed in 1985 and added 900 feet (270 m) to its eastern end to allow for fully loaded jet aircraft to take off and land with a full load."
:Say "900 feet was added".
"The most recent runway refurbishment was completed in 2002 in addition to the relocating one of the taxiways to prevent runway incursions."
:Put a comma after the year.
There were originally three runways at Woodrum Field.  The third one was oriented approximately 11-29 or 12-30 or thereabouts, and was turned into a tiedown area in the 1960s or 70s.  That area is now a general aviation area including tiedowns and hangars.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.255.7.123 (talk) 12:42, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Runways

message: This section is very short. Maybe combine it with "History".
* I have incorporated this section into the History section.
Also, check this. :There are two broken links. Noble Story (talk) 15:14, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Accidents

message: ====Terminals====
"Construction of the terminal commenced in 1987 and opened in October 1989 at a final cost of $25 million."
:Put a comma after "1987". And what opened (not the construction, I think)?
"The Y-shaped building features a front of blue-tinted, reflecting glass with exposed white triangular tube steel trusses. The lobby interior features an arched brick wall leading out into a central plaza and front courtyard at the main entrance. "
:Two straight uses of "features" would warrant some variety.
"Landside facilities include check-in, car rental, baggage claim and a taxi hire. The upper-level has a small cafe and newsstand. The upper-level Airside boasts 7 gates (Gates 1-6 and 5A), and a small cafe area."
:What does "Landside" and "Airside" mean?
"Designed to accommodate future expansion, there has been talk of a terminal expansion, though official plans have yet to be announced."
:What has been designed to accomodate?
"However, with the gate space being used to 100 percent capacity at peak times, there is very little capacity available for new flights unless they arrive and depart at off-peak times (10 AM-12 PM),(7 PM-10 PM)." 
:Reference, maybe?
====Runways====
"There are two primary air carrier runways. The largest is Runway 6/24 6,800 feet (2,100 m) x 150 feet (46 m) and Runway 15/33 is 5,810 feet (1,770 m) x 150 feet (46 m)."
:"6/24 6,800 feet" is an unintelligible string of numbers. 
====Control towers====
"The total airspace controlled by Roanoke stretches from the Mountain Empire region to Farmville."
:That really means nothing to most people reading this. Maybe some sort of distance, perhaps (square miles)?
====Parking and ground transportation====
"Future improvements to the parking areas envision the construction of a multi-level parking garage atop the site of the existing long term lot."
:I don't think "envisions" is the right word here. Maybe "will create" or something like that.
Also, according to this, there is still a broken link. 
* I have searched the page and cannot find where this broken link is posted on the page. The page that is showing as a broken link is to the airport diagram that has been correctly linked in the first reference. There is not another link on the page referencing a FAA diagram. I do not know how to address this at this point.
Noble Story (talk) 12:13, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Facilities

message: "Future improvements to the parking areas envision the construction of a multi-level parking garage atop the site of the existing long term lot."
:I don't think "envisions" is the right word here. Maybe "will create" or something like that.
Also, according to this, there is still a broken link. 
* I have searched the page and cannot find where this broken link is posted on the page. The page that is showing as a broken link is to the airport diagram that has been correctly linked in the first reference. There is not another link on the page referencing a FAA diagram. I do not know how to address this at this point.
Noble Story (talk) 12:13, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Parking and ground transportation

message: OK, a few more things to address:
"By 1934, American Airways began service to Roanoke, but later moved their operations to Lynchburg in 1937 due to the poor conditions in Roanoke."
:Should be "they later moved".
'"During this time airline deregulation was put in place, and combined with the airport's aging facilities and the phasing out of turbo prop aircraft in favor of jet aircraft by the airlines, its outdated infrastructure and deteriorating condition resulted in a decline of service to the airport."
:What is "its" (the airport)?
Also, when you have a city (Baltimore, Atlanta, Charlotte, etc.) you need to wikilink to that city' article. 
* Done, wikilinked properly now. 
Noble Story (talk) 07:47, 11 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: More Comments

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Well, after the necessary cleanup, this article is now a GA. Congratulations. Noble Story (talk) 11:40, 11 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Final GA Review

message: "There are two primary air carrier runways." This statement implies that there are other types of runways. Is this the case? I think the answer is that there are two runways and that both runways are capable of being used by the primary air carriers (i.e. Delta, American, United, etc.) and the types of planes they use for their primary air routes (i.e. Boeing 737, 757, 767, Airbus A320, A340, etc.). --Born2flie (talk) 15:38, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  What are primary air carrier runways? 

message: Hillman Aviation - Wes and Edith Hillman ran the business.  Wes, along with instructor Don Brown, taught many Roanokers to fly from the 1940s to the 1980s. Wes Hillman was known to fly his antique red Waco biplane over the Roanoke Valley.  
LC's Flying Service - a more recent flying school served the public as well as a special competitive admission program through Roanoke City Schools in which high school juniors and seniors could study for and receive their pilots licenses as part of their school curriculum.   
The expansion of Runways 6-24 in 2008 necessitated the destruction of two historic hangars on the north side of the airport, and the relocation of two businesses.  Roanoke Aero, which was housed in the airport's original terminal building hangar from the 1940s, relocated it's business to Hangar 22.  LC's Flying Service, Roanoke's only remaining flight school as of 1Q 2008, relocated to nearby Blacksburg/Virginia Tech Airport.  It is ironic that as an indirect result of improvements to the airport, no flying schools currently exist in the Roanoke Valley today.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.255.7.123 (talk) 12:38, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Flying Schools 

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