Manager’s Minute June 2019
June 21 is the annual summer solstice and that means, thankfully, summer is finally here. That snowy February and wet spring certainly has me excited for warmer weather and all it brings to our beautiful Valley. I look forward to some great fly fishing, golf, and camping including a few backcountry trips to the high […]
PRESS RELEASE: TSA PreCheck Enrollment
PRESS RELEASE Contact: Lorie Dankers TSA Public Affairs 206.743.1497 lorie.dankers@tsa.dhs.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 20, 2019 TSA Pre✓® enrollment center coming to Friedman Memorial Airport in late June HAILEY, Idaho – Blaine County residents will have the opportunity to enroll in TSA Pre✓® at Friedman Memorial Airport (SUN) for five days starting Monday, June 24, […]
Managers Minute – April Update from Chris Pomeroy
As many of you have probably seen by now, the summer flight schedule has been released. The morning departure bank is expected to be very busy with four flights between 6:55 am and 8:40 am: Salt Lake City – Delta 6:55 am Los Angeles – United 7:10 am Denver – United 8:10 am […]
March Manager’s Minute
I recall several people telling me, during and after, my first winter as Airport Manager in 2016/2017, “don’t worry, this is not normal, you won’t see snow like this again for another ten years…” Oh, really? The joke around the office is, I am like Charles Shultz’s Peanuts character, “Pigpen”, with the constant cloud hanging […]
Chairman, Don Keirn, Discusses His Time as a Leader of the FMAA Board
As Don wraps up his final month as chairman of the FMAA board, we recap the time he spent contributing to the airport’s growth and development. Don was first appointed to the Friedman Memorial Airport Authority board in 2011. Previously, Don was the economic development director for Boise, where a large portion of his job […]
Managers Minute — December 2018
Last month, we posted a story about our operations here at SUN — notably, our one-lane TSA checkpoint and hybrid TSA PreCheck. In that story, I mentioned our continued efforts to make improvements to the screening process in light of our increased flights and passenger demand. Here at SUN, we experience a higher-than-your-average airport percentage […]
It’s Not Goodbye, It’s See You Later – Roberta
At the end of December, we will say farewell to a staple at Friedman Memorial airport — Roberta Christensen. Roberta has been a member of the Friedman family for 24 years. Her original position at the airport was reconciling and billing parking lot receipts, prior to Ampco System Parking taking over the lease in 1995. […]
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 […]
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 […]
GO RIGHT at The Light: Labor Day Weekend in Bellevue, Idaho
Bellevue is preparing for their 94th Annual Labor Day Parade celebration on Monday, September 3rd. The event kicks off with a parade on Main Street and turns into a gathering at Memorial park. There will be plenty of vendors selling food and other family friendly events. After last year’s parade planning was already in place to make this […]