Triennial Emergency Response Drill Successful!

Triennial Drill

On Saturday, June 10th the airport held it’s triennial emergency response drill. From all of us at SUN, we want to pass along a huge thank you to all the volunteers who braved the cold temps and possible dousing by the airport ARFF vehicle. The participation by our 45 “victims” was tremendous, and really helped make […]

Go Straight!

Go Straight

We’re kicking off a series of town visits from the airport. This month, we’re talking about what to do in Hailey. Many of Hailey’s attractions are seasonal, but the town’s great restaurants, cozy coffee shops and diverse array of stores are a year-round affair. We’ve taken a minute to compile some suggestions here, but we […]

June 6 Board Meeting Update

June meeting recap

Highlights from the June 6 Board Meeting included discussion of our air carrier apron and parking lot project, Environmental Assessment for the Runway 31 Runway Protection Zone obstruction removal/potential land acquisition, and preliminary FY2018 airport budget. Staff and the Board will move forward with rebids of the air carrier apron and parking lot project. The […]

FMA Triennial Live Drill

Friedman Memorial Airport’s Triennial Live Drill Saturday June 10, 2017 8:00am until 12:00pm Every 36 months (three years), the FAA requires Friedman Memorial Airport to test its full-scale emergency response plan. This exercise is designed to test the emergency capabilities of all surrounding emergency responders (including hospitals and other medical facilities) in the event of […]

Personal Project: NORTH STAR

NORTH STAR

Earlier this year we had the opportunity to help Emelia Morgan, a 10th-grader at Wood River High School, with her sophomore personal project—building, launching, and retrieving a weather balloon that she sent into near space. The craft, nicknamed NORTH STAR (Near Space Telemetry Aeronautics Research), collected photographic and scientific data from more than 100,000 feet […]

Storage Space Available in FMA Hangars

Flooding

Are you being impacted by the flooding happening here in the Wood River Valley? Or are you about to be impacted as temperatures climb and water levels increase? We’d like to help! Friedman Memorial Airport has received special permission from the FAA to use a couple of our unleased hangers for storage for those affected […]