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Lee Gilmer airport now allows larger planes
Airport aims to be hub for new development
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A single-engine plane sits alongside the runway Monday afternoon at Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport in Gainesville. Due to a recent change at the airport, planes four times larger than previously allowed now can land, a move some believe could boost economic development.
The sleek Gulfstream was unmistakable to Terry Palmer. Sitting idle at Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport in Gainesville for several days during and after a recent winter storm, the business jet was just the kind of aircraft he wants to see taking off and landing here. The airport raised the weight load of aircraft allowed to land on its runways last year after Hall County and the city of Gainesville each chipped in $12,500 to fund a study on pavement strength.