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Very Good Op Ed!

A better title would have been

LOST AIRPORT WETLANDS LIKELY TO IMPACT WARWICK RESIDENTS' HOMEOWNERS POLICY RATES.

The article also rightly points out that Runway 16 is the least used runway at TF Green, does not have an ILS (Instrument Landing System) as do the other runways at TF Green. Any commercial pilot in command landing on Runway 16 during inclement winter conditions should have their certification pulled for lack of judgement, and the actual FAA flight data shows that during inclement weather runways 5, 23, and 34 are the runways of choice.

Take a look at the airport on Google Maps. You'll see lots of tire marks from landings on Runway 5, 23 and 34. Tire marks on Runway 16 are barely noticeable on Runway 16, reflecting the scant use of that Runway for which they want to spend tens of millions of dollars. The probability of an aircraft skidding of the departure end if Runway 16 is near zero. There has never been a commercial fatality at TF Green.

The FAA would be helping the airport, the airlines, the community, and paying passengers by issuing a waiver on the placing of EMAS on the SE end of Runway 16 and instead re-assigning those monies and making then available for use in extending runway 5/23.

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