Todd Combs – A Memory to Share
On June 10, 2016, Friedman Memorial airport celebrated the life and career of Professional Engineer, Todd C. Combs, by dedicating the Airport Management & Operations building in his honor. Todd spent most of his professional life working at the airport, starting with our first large taxiway project in 2001. He was diligently working on the […]
November Manager’s Minute: An update from Chris Pomeroy
It’s official. As of November 1st, our project is substantially complete. We now have a fully operational fourth air carrier parking spot and reconfigured parking lot. Only minor landscaping in front of the new retaining wall next spring and some signage improvements based on user feedback, remain. Not only did we complete the project a […]
Airport Q & A
Q. Why doesn’t SUN have TSA “Pre-Check” in place? This is a question the TSA, airlines, and the airport get asked frequently. The answer is, at single lane checkpoints like the one we have here at SUN, a dedicated TSA Pre-check lane is not possible. Instead, what we have at SUN is a “hybrid” Pre-check […]
2018 Travel Outlook
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) nationally expects a screen a record number of people during the 2018 Thanksgiving season. TSA projects it will screen 25 million travelers between Friday, November 16 through Monday, November 26, making it one of TSA’s busiest Thanksgiving on record. This represents a 7 percent increase compared to this same period […]