Emergency Exercise at East Texas Regional Airport

GREGG COUNTY — Federal Aviation Administration regulations require all FAR Part 139 Certificated Commercial Service Airports to conduct a full scale emergency exercise every three years. East Texas Regional Airport will conduct its Tri Annual Emergency Exercise today, from 10:00am until around 3:00pm. Airport Director Roy Miller says, “The site is away from the highway and the terminal area so there is no conflict or inconvenience to the public. They may see emergency response vehicles proceeding to the airport and some smoke. TxDot is providing an electronic sign near the airport entrance stating that an emergency drill is in progress and not to be alarmed.”