FAA Caves: Santa Monica Airport will close in 2028

On Monday, January 30, 2017 at 10:13:09 AM UTC-6, Larry Dighera wrote:
http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news...-228418-1.html
Santa Monica To Close In 2028

By Russ Niles

Santa Monica Airport will close in 2028 and the runway will almost certainly be
shortened to 3,500 feet. The FAA announced Saturday that it had reached an
agreement to end decades of legal wrangling over the airport, which is
surrounded by urban development and has been targeted for closure by local
politicians since the 1980s, citing safety and environmental concerns. Under
the terms of the deal, the airport has to be maintained in “continuous and
stable� operating condition until Dec. 31, 2028, and allows the city to chop
almost 1,500 feet from the runway. The airport has 270 aircraft and about 450
landings and takeoffs a day. It’s likely the short runway will curtail
itinerant operations and may force some of the aircraft based there to move.
Until the runway is shortened, the FBOs and flight schools at the airport can
stay in business but after the bulldozers are finished the city can assume
services at the airport. The deal is significant because it mentions local land
use decisions as a factor in making decisions about aviation services and

Bah-bye
Bah-bye
Watch your step
Check the monitors in the gate area for connecting flights
Vah-Vye !!