Watsonville Airport Runway Study Considered

Monday, June 28, 2004
Watsonville Airport Runway Study Considered
By DONNA JONES
The Santa Cruz (CA) Sentinel

WATSONVILLE – One of Watsonville Municipal Airport’s two runways could be shut down or shortened to make way for housing, according to a new study.

The report, which details six options for the airport’s reserve runway including keeping it open, will be considered today by a committee looking at city land-use issues.

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Pilots Association Sues City of Tulare

Saturday, June 19, 2004

Pilots Association Sues City Of Tulare
Group upset over terminal near Tulare airport
By Julie Fernandez
The Visalia (CA) Times-Delta

TULARE — The California Pilots Association has filed a lawsuit charging that the city violated state law when it approved Knight Transportation’s plans to construct a large truck terminal near the Tulare airport.

The Pilots Association maintains that the truck terminal and above-ground fuel tanks pose high risks be-cause they are too close to Mefford Field. The project site is west of Highway 99 about 1,300 feet northwest of the airport.

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Expansion In First Phase Would See Site Square Footage More Than Double

Friday, June 18, 2004
L.B. Airport may grow in phases Expansion In First Phase Would See Site Square Footage More Than Double.
By Felix Sanchez
The Long Beach (CA) Press-Telegram LONG BEACH – The city is proposing that permanent improvements and additions at Long Beach Airport to handle skyrocketing passenger growth be done in two phases.

Officials unveiled the plan for phased airport improvements at a Thursday night meeting before the city’s Airport Advisory Commission, which is charged with determining what new permanent facilities are needed and what an environmental study of the proposals should include.

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Palomar Airport Is Renovated To Lure Corporate Jets

Sunday, June 20, 2004
Upgrading to business class As Palomar Airport Is Renovated To Lure Corporate Jets, Private Pilots Fear They May Be Grounded
Elena Gaona
THE SAN DIEGO (CA) UNION-TRIBUNE

CARLSBAD – With wooden floors and walls covered in flight memorabilia, the restaurant at McClellan-Palomar Airport wraps visitors in another era, when few things were more glamorous than a small plane in the sky, its carefree pilot exposed to sun and wind.

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Watsonville's Secondary Strip Limits Growth

Tuesday, June 22, 2004
Reserve Runway At Center Of Debate
Watsonville’s secondary strip limits growth
By DONNA JONES
The Santa Cruz (CA) Sentinel

WATSONVILLE – A report, due out today and anxiously awaited by area pilots, details six options for one of Watsonville Municipal Airport’s two runways – including shutting it down.

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Local FSS 800 Numbers

There may be times when you wish to speak to your “home” flight service station when on a trip. All flight service stations may now be accessed from anywhere in the country by their own toll-free number. Using the numbers at this site will assure that you reach the local flight service station via cell…

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LAWSUIT FILED TO PROTECT TULARE AIRPORT

CALIFORNIA PILOTS ASSOCIATION

June 15, 2004

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jay White

LAWSUIT FILED TO PROTECT TULARE AIRPORT

The City of Tulare, California issued a permit for the Knight Transportation Company to construct a trucking terminal 1300 feet from the end of runway 31.

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