The day will start with a 5K run/walk on the runway at 8 a.m. and 1-mile race on the runway at 9 a.m.
Registration for the 5K is open online until 3 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday at Off ’N Running Sports in Greensboro.
Before-race-day-registration fees are $25 for the 5K and $15 for the mile. On the day of the race, fees are $30 for the 5K and $20 for the mile.
The run will benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in honor of Jay Kirby, a 14-year-old local boy with leukemia whose father was involved with the design of the new runway.
The Kids Dash and awards follow the mile. T-shirts will be available on a firs-come, first-served basis.
Awards will be given to the top three overall male and female runners in each age group and the top male and female winners will receive gift cards.
The runway dedication begins at 10 a.m. The dedication is by invitation only and will feature four speakers: Henry Issacson, chairman of the Piedmont Triad Airport Authority; Republican 6th District Congressman Howard Coble; Joe Stephens, FedEx managing director for Greensboro; and Doug Murphy, Federal Aviation Administration regional administrator for the Southern region.
The runway was funded primarily through federal government grants, along with $30 million from locally generated airport authority revenues. Though built for $150 million to accommodate FedEx, the new runway is open to all aviation traffic.
“This is a public airport and public money was used to design and build the runway, so it is open for use by other companies,” said Stephanie Freeman, airport administrative aide.
The runway opened Jan. 27. It was proposed in April 1998 as part of the plan to recruit FedEx’s latest national cargo hub.
Now that the hub is fully operational, it will involve 126 daily flights between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. and should employ 1,500 full- and part-time workers.
“The dedication is in support of the FedEx Mid-Atlantic Hub and to celebrate the successful completion of all airport improvement projects,” Freeman said.
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At a glance
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What: 5K run/walk on the runway
When: 8 a.m. Saturday
Where: Runway 5L-23R at PTIA
Registration: Before race – $25 for 5k and $15 for mile race at www.flyfrompti.com until 3 p.m. today: Friday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Off ’N Running in Greensboro: Day of the race registration is $30 for the 5K and $20 for the mile race
Runway dedication: A dedication ceremony for the new runway will be held at 10 a.m. The dedication is by invitation only.
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