Why Do Runway Headings Change?
/I recently heard that Eisenhower National Airport in Wichita (KICT) is changing its runway headings. Why? Is this common? Does AC-U-KWIK keep track of these changes worldwide?
Read MoreStirring the Pot of Airport Identifier Alphabet Soup
/One of our favorite things about working in the world of aviation is the alphabet soup of airport identifiers we encounter every day.
Some of us at AC-U-KWIK proudly reminisce about the first time we remembered that SUS is shorthand for Spirit of St. Louis Airport or that HPN is another way to say White Plains, N.Y.
When we came across this piece about airport code history, we had a good excuse to ponder the puzzles of airport codes that appear to be assigned without rhyme or reason.
Green Shoots in GA?
/We noticed this story in The Wichita Eagle, which reports data showing increases in GA travel between March 2010 and March 2009.
What are you seeing at your FBOs and airports? Is business better now than it was a year ago?