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Old 03-29-2009, 10:29 AM
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I am not sure what the minimum requirements for commercial aircraft are but I live about 12 miles from Akron Canton airport (CAK). Their two runways are 7597 x 150 and 7601 x 150. You have 737-700's, A319's, and the regional jets flying in there daily. You even have a Boeing 747-300 (smallest 747 made) used by Ernest Angley Ministries going in and out of there all the time.

I personally watched a C5A take off from Akron Muni Airport and that runway is 6337 x 150. Awesome site.

Notice that both runways are 150 feet wide and that may make a difference because the ones at Leesberg are only 100 feet wide.