No plans to lengthen runway at Mount Pleasant Regional Airport, mayor says
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) — Mayor Will Haynie pushed back on rumors Friday regarding the future of the Mount Pleasant Regional Airport.
According to Haynie, rumors falsely claiming that there were plans to extend the airport's runway recently began re-circulating on social media.
'Despite the fervor on the infamous NextDoor platform, there are NO PLANS nor have there EVER been any plans to lengthen the runway at Mount Pleasant Regional Airport,' Haynie wrote in a Feb. 21 Instagram post. 'Not now, not ever.'
Haynie serves as a board member for the Charleston County Aviation Authority, which owns and operates the Charleston area's three airports. He said the idea had not been considered during his seven years on the authority's board.
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His post also included a statement from Executive Director Elliott Summey, which reads in part: 'There are absolutely zero plans to extend the runway at LRO…we don't have enough real estate over there to do any more expansion beyond what we already have.'
The airport, located on a roughly 300-acre plot of land in northern Mount Pleasant, opened to the public in the summer of 1986. It has one paved runway measuring about 3,700 feet long and 75 feet wide.
Haynie said similar rumors spread during past election cycles, and he accused some council candidates of attempting to use it as a 'political wedge' issue again.
'Any council candidates who continue to spread false information about this are fear mongers who are just desperate for attention,' he wrote.
News 2 has reached out to Mayor Haynie for further clarification.
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