David Knight, the county's transportation and public worksdirector, says the county will continue to move forward on a newterminal and runway and a new regional air carrier, but he warnedthe board, "After Sept. 11, the whole world has changed forairports."

Due to lost revenue and increased development costs, the CharlesSchultz-Sonoma County Airport expects that it will have lost about$70,000 between Sept. 11 and Oct. 11. Knight says that additionalsecurity alone is costing $1,000 a day.

The county had planned on building a new runway in the hopes ofattracting a regional air carrier. A new terminal building had beendesigned and is near completion, but will have to be amended toaccommodate new security measures, says Knight.

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