Subject: Salina Airport Authority - News Release
 
SAA News Release

Early morning flight from SLN makes connections to major locations in U.S. by noon

           
 
Salina, July 16, 2008 - How about breakfast in Salina and lunch in Los Angeles? Or, maybe it's a late breakfast in Denver or Chicago? Maybe a late lunch in New York is more to your liking?
 
Destinations such as Washington D. C., Chicago, Denver and others are easily accessible from Salina by making connections through Kansas City International Airport (MCI).
 
A traveler from Salina can easily attend a morning meeting in Denver by making connections at MCI. The 6:25 a.m. flight out of Salina arrives in Kansas City by 7:15 a.m. The early arrival in Kansas City offers the convenience of flying either United or Frontier to Denver. Both carriers arrive in Denver by 10:30 a.m. at an affordable cost.
 
For more information, please link to a PDF of researched Kansas City International connections and rates.

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Salina Municipal Airport The Salina Municipal Airport is home base for a wide variety of businesses and operations. These include Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., America Jet at SLN, CAV Aerospace, Inc., Kansas Wing Headquarters - Civil Air Patrol, Flower Aviation, Kansas Army National Guard Aviation Support Facility, Kansas State University at Salina, Kansas Highway Patrol Aviation, Professional Flight Training, LC, Hawker Beechcraft Corporation and the corporate flight departments for Blue Beacon International, Geoprobe Systems, Pepsi Cola-Salina, Plains Environmental, Premier Pneumatics, Inc. and Bradley Trucking co. The Airport's two world-class FBOs annually deliver over 4 million gallons of fuel to over 7,000 business jets and 5,000 government and military aircraft. This has earned the Airport the recognition as "America's Fuel Stop." The air traffic control tower is busy during the year with aircraft operations exceeding 80,000.
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Salina Aviation Service CenterThe Salina Aviation Service Center Industry leaders world-wide know that the SLN Aviation Service Center has a winning combination of elements that makes it the best location for aviation business. These elements include Kansas State University at Salina, pending Foreign Trade Zone designation, state and local incentives, workforce recruiting and training assistance, turnkey building design and construction services, 100% project financing and over 100 acres of available sites. These attributes, plus the fact that the Airport Authority can finance up to $40 million in construction for new aerospace and aviation businesses make SLN a prime location for growth and productivity. Projects in the works include a 69,000-square-foot hangar and plans for a hotel/restaurant/museum that will add a new dimension of versatility to the SLN Aviation Service Center.
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SAAThe Salina Airport Industrial Center offers a diverse industrial base, which makes it an attractive location for a variety of businesses. Some of the world-class operations located at the Salina Airport Industrial Center include ElDorado National, Inc., Geoprobe Systems, Kansas Army National Guard, Love Box Company, Power Ad Company, Ovation Cabinetry, Inc., Federal Express, Vortex Valves, Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., Scientific Engineering and Cameron Compression Systems.
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Laura Robertson
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Relations Specialist
email: laurar@salair.org
phone: 785.827.3914
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