FYI: the Muni is resident to some medium size jets - a Challenger 604 and a Citation X, beyond the Westwinds, Citations, Hawkers, BE100/200/350 and others that are living there. It is not uncommon to see G-Vs and occasionally a BBJ. There are no issues with balanced field length and any thought of weight restricting the small and medium size jets at YXD. This speaks to the great utility of the airport.
City Council cannot see beyond the tips of their collective nose, the money that travels into the Muni on these aircraft. Multi-million deals can be very time sensitive in terms of negotiation and funds delivery. I have flown several trips into/out of where the sole purpose was to deliver a cheque by a certain time/date. Hundreds of millions of dollars at stake. The development of Edmonton and the surrounding area, and the $$$$ to support it is most certainly not all locally based ! If it was, Edmonton would still be the size of Beaumont or Strathmore, or even (gulp !!) Winnipeg

