George Patterson wrote: Well, as one of the regional FAA inspectors put
it, "they haven't moved one of these airports in decades."

Not true in my area (near SFO). Both Byron (C83) and Rio Vista (O88)
moved within the last decade, or maybe just a bit longer. I was able to
Google up that Rio Vista moved two miles in 1995, but could not get the
date for Byron. And there's talk of moving Concord -- though hopefully
that won't happen since the alternative sites appear to be not as good
as the current one. Is this a fluke or do airports like to travel more
than we think?

Martin