City of Peoria will not pursue or market an airport [Video]

PEORIA, Ariz. — Over a half a million dollars. 

It’s the price the City of Peoria paid for a study to determine if an area around the 303 Freeway south of Lake Pleasant would be suitable for an airport. The study found that it was, but city officials have decided not to pursue or market an airport.

“Nearly three years ago, I brought up the concept of looking at a municipal airport that would be much like the city of Scottsdale air park that generates tremendous value to the City of Scottsdale and literally billions of dollars a year from an economic impact standpoint,” Peoria Mayor Jason Beck said.

Similarly to the Scottsdale airport, it would not have serviced commercial airlines. Instead, it would have been a landing spot for private aircrafts and small propeller planes.

Mayor Beck said the goal of exploring …