California Airports

Million Air North Site To Be Displaced By Car Rentals, New Location Underway

Amidst all the discussion of whether Santa Monica Airport (SMO) should remain open after City Hall’s three-decade agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) expires in 2015, ripe is the time to contemplate what to do with the area should the landing field actually shut down.

CARLSBAD – At a recent City Council meeting, a unanimous passing vote was cast approving a General Plan amendment for McClellan-Palomar Airport’s land use compatibility.

It’s tough for pilots to find a sheltered place to park their airplanes in the Bay Area, and a developer is adding to the stock of hangars available at the Hayward Executive Airport.

Watsonville airport projects take off; hangar construction follows restaurant deal

In case you weren’t aware, the Blythe Airport already encroached by a power plant situated on final a mile east for runway 26, is under another threat.

Fenced in at New Jerusalem – Nearly a mile and half of chain link is scheduled to go up around New Jerusalem Airport as one of several improvements to the small airport the city owns southeast of town.

ALERT – The Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC’s) function, specifically created to maintain safety and eliminate noise issues for communities with airports, is now in jeopardy due to the State Department of Finance irresponsible and myopic view of their importance.

OCEANSIDE — Though there is still much work to be done, the Oceanside Municipal Airport is on its way to becoming a top-notch general aviation airfield, airport managers told the City Council this week.

ATWATER — Castle Airport took the form of an international welcoming hub Wednesday as dozens of Germans were chartered to and from the site by an aviation tour company that’s decided to take advantage of the former Air Force base.