KVAY and N14 Battens down for massive Hurricane Irene. South Jersey Regional and Flying W. Mt. Holly, Lumberton, New Jersey

Small aircraft at the Flying W in Medford and South Jersey Regional Airport in Lumberton were stored away in giant hangars to shield the planes from the anticipated high winds.”

“We moved all our school planes over to South Jersey Regional and all the customer planes were tightly tied down,” said Tom Molnar, an employee at the Flying W. “People all over South Jersey have been around looking for hangar space.”

South Jersey Regional was able to accommodate some of those requests.

“We have big hangars that can fit about 40 aircraft,” said Andrew Hartman, a manager at South Jersey Regional. “We have brought in about 25 airplanes from around the state. Everything else is being tied down and we are keeping our fingers crossed that the storm doesn’t damage anything.”