The London-Corbin Airport is a main donation hub for tornado victims as Laurel County contends with its cleanup process.
The airport has seen steady donations of food, water, clothes and other essentials since this weekend. That comes as it’s contending with its own cleanup situation. Hangars and medical buildings across the complex were demolished and need to be rebuilt.
Matthew Singer is the airport’s manager. He says rebuilding is essential to the community.
“It's not about the airport. It's about, how can the airport support these people, you know, support the area. We got the jobs,” Singer said. “You got the air ambulances. They go all over the place, and two of them are out of commission right now.”
Singer says the state Transportation Cabinet brought crews to clean debris from the airport’s runway within a day of Friday’s storm.
“I’m thinking it'll be Sunday, Monday, before we see anybody. I got a call probably about 8:30 (Saturday) and by 10:00, I had dump trucks and snow plows, trailers, brushes, everything,” he said.
Singer says they’re currently able to send relief flights to and from the airport while it serves as a recovery hub.
