Lone Star Executive Airport[/caption]Montgomery County The Lone Star Executive Airport completed a 1,500-foot runway extension and held a ribbon cutting ceremony March 23.
The runway now measures 7,500 feet in length with the extension, which helps remove weight restrictions associated with airplanes taking off during the hot and humid summer days, LSEA Airport Director Scott Smith said.
The extra weight allows business aircraft to carry additional passengers or to carry more fuel to reach more remote destinations.
The extension is one of several projects underway at the airport complex, including the ongoing construction of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility, proposed construction of an airport perimeter road and the ongoing extension project of League Line Road.
Smith said the projects are intended to address growing aviation demand.
"We are trying to get these projects done sequentially to address aviation demand in this area and make the facility more efficient, useful and safe for operations," Smith said. "It really is because of the business climate in the [Greater Houston area] all the way up to Conroe. Business is increasing; businesses are locating and relocating. Business aviation demand will always be a part of that."
