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John Diumenti

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“Wasilla being one of them, they're, they're expanding. They want their runway to go to somewhere north of 5,000 feet. If you look at the geography around Wasilla, they have incredible IFR capability.”
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John Diumenti
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Alaska News
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October 27, 2026

From the transcript

The closer to town, the better for the large home because it's, it's closer for people to go to lunch and things like that. You know, teen development could be further away because they're not going there 8 to 5 every single day, typically. And if you start to look around, you know, taking a step back and looking at the other airports in the area, you know, Wasilla being one of them, they're, they're expanding. They want their runway to go to somewhere north of 5,000 feet. If you look at the geography around Wasilla, they have incredible IFR capability.

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