Guest picker

[AppChiro2015]

Since Gameday flies guest pickers in via Wheels Up, could a plane that size land at Boone Airport (landing strip)?..if said picker doesn’t already live in town, that is.

[311neers]

Since Gameday flies guest pickers in via Wheels Up, could a plane that size land at Boone Airport (landing strip)?..if said picker doesn’t already live in town, that is.

I dont think a jet could land there-runway too short, maybe even too narrow. I have looked at prop planes into Boone but haven't had the need yet. Avoiding I-26 and 5 hours from Charleston would be lovely.

[APPChad90]

Bobby Cremins would be a good ambassador

[Rekdiver]

Fly Into hickory or wilksboro

[appbanker]

Since Gameday flies guest pickers in via Wheels Up, could a plane that size land at Boone Airport (landing strip)?..if said picker doesn’t already live in town, that is.

I dont think a jet could land there-runway too short, maybe even too narrow. I have looked at prop planes into Boone but haven't had the need yet. Avoiding I-26 and 5 hours from Charleston would be lovely.

I believe small passenger jets can land in North Wilksboro or the Ashe county airport in West Jefferson

[asu1978]

Make sure Blue Ridge electric gives them enough power to have runway lights instead of candles

[BeauFoster]

Since Gameday flies guest pickers in via Wheels Up, could a plane that size land at Boone Airport (landing strip)?..if said picker doesn’t already live in town, that is.

I dont think a jet could land there-runway too short, maybe even too narrow. I have looked at prop planes into Boone but haven't had the need yet. Avoiding I-26 and 5 hours from Charleston would be lovely.

I believe small passenger jets can land in North Wilksboro or the Ashe county airport in West Jefferson

Land wherever Samaritans Purse lands. They have planes.

[yosef69]

Elk river has to be the best option for a small jet

[Rekdiver]

Forgot about Elk River.

[GreatAppSt]

Cant fly into Mountain air airstrip it's private and less than 3000 ft length.

[yosef69]

Bad news is that church has a house in elk river!

[A2534]

Luke Combs tour is in Green Bay this weekend.

Game day is sponsored by a private flight company.

Yep, they fly the guest picker in using Wheels Up private jets. They could make it happen.

Would be nice if we could actually fly people in for games directly into NC14. Anyone know of any plans to expand that as our brand continues to grow? This sounds like a perfect reason to pour money into that airstrip.

Not as convenient as a jet strip, but likely route would be jet to Hickory and helicopter to Boone. Elk River has a private strip, but that would be a wild ride in and out of that one! The drive to Elk River would be almost as long as to Hickory anyway. Wilkesboro has jet strip for Window World jet also. As we all know weather on the mountain changes fast so that may be a big hindrance

[mtoddsolomon]

Since Gameday flies guest pickers in via Wheels Up, could a plane that size land at Boone Airport (landing strip)?..if said picker doesn’t already live in town, that is.

I dont think a jet could land there-runway too short, maybe even too narrow. I have looked at prop planes into Boone but haven't had the need yet. Avoiding I-26 and 5 hours from Charleston would be lovely.

I’m on Johns Island as well, and gave up my tickets this year because I just can’t handle 26 anymore.

[huskie3]

Don’t fret air strips, do the obvious and let Coach Moore pick, he and Corso would have great tales.

[Appstate88]

North Wilksboro airport - Luke Combs onboard. Book it.

[HkyMtneer]

Since Gameday flies guest pickers in via Wheels Up, could a plane that size land at Boone Airport (landing strip)?..if said picker doesn’t already live in town, that is.

Smaller 6-8 passenger jets (citations, that sort of thing) can land at Boone with relative ease. They generally would only want to do daytime takeoffs/landings, with good weather, and sometimes the lack of services means they'd prefer to just fly into HKY or North Wilkesboro (fuel hours, rental car access, etc.) but a small Wheels Up jet wouldn't have any problem dropping into Boone for a couple of hours on a good weather Saturday morning.