VOR is shorthand for VHF OmniRange ground-based navigation facility. It is an aviation navigation system that backs up the newer GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite-based navigation system used by most aircraft. The Fire Island VOR is a remote facility that is hazardous to maintain because FAA workers must fly to and from the island via helicopter or small fixed-wing aircraft. In October, 2001, an ERA Aviation helicopter crashed into Cook Inlet and killed three people while returning from the Fire Island VOR.We believe the FAA will realize significant operational cost savings at less risk to personnel when the VOR is moved from its current, remote site on Fire Island to the airport. An airport site will simplify VOR access and improve facility security and reliability.
Mission
The mission of CIRI is to promote the economic and social well-being and Alaska Native heritage of our Shareholders, now and into the future, through prudent stewardship of the company’s resources, while furthering self-sufficiency among CIRI Shareholders and their families.
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Cook Inlet Region, Inc. (CIRI) is one of 12 regional corporations established in Alaska by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971. CIRI is owned by nearly 9,500 Shareholders, primarily of Athabascan, Southeast Indian, Inupiat, Yup’ik, Alutiiq/Sugpiaq and Aleut/Unangax descent.
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