Pre-2008 Archived Articles

Monday, March 28, 2005
Pricing and paying for a new San Diego regional airport
By MARK WALKER
The San Diego (CA) North County Times

NORTH COUNTY —- Denver got a new one for just less than $5 billion. Indianapolis is opening one in 2008 that will arrive at a comparatively affordable $1 billion.

Here are the high points from the Stockon Airport Quarterly Report.

Sunday, March 27, 2005
Nut Tree Airport Provides Home for Variety of Pilots
By Brad Stanhope
The Fairfield (CA) Daily Republic
VACAVILLE – Tom Beattie has “the perfect job.”

“I have an office minutes from home and I’m footsteps from my plane,” he said. “I fly every week – probably 120 hours a year.”

Current Issues and Activities as of March 2005.
Columbia airport is governed by Tuolumne County Airports, (as is Pine Mountain Lake Airport). Columbia Airport is fortunate in that we have great support from our County Board of Supervisors. The fact that the CDF Air Attack Base is located at Columbia is also a big plus for the Airport. The Community understands the need and fantastic role the Air Attack Base plays in protecting our foothill and mountain community from wild land and forest fires.

Thursday, March 24, 2005
Sites list for airport irks some lawmakers
Don’t consider bases in region, they insist
By Jeff Ristine
The San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune

San Diego County’s congressional delegation and the state’s two U.S. senators have vehemently denounced a regional airport board over its plans for considering military installations as possible replacements for Lindbergh Field.

Tuesday, March 22, 2005
Freight traffic propels plans to upgrade airport
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Lodi (CA) News-Sentinel

Stockton Airport officials are moving forward with plans to fix up the facility to handle growing freight traffic, with a hope-for return of passenger service within five years.

Owls Attracted To Protect Runway
A California community has come up with a high-flying approach to combating the crumbling infrastructure at its little airport. They’re letting a local Boy Scout put up owl boxes in trees near the runway at Columbia Airport, near Sonora in northern California.

Tuesday, March 15, 2005
Air park permitting issues heat up
The Los Angeles (CA) Daily News

AGUA DULCE — A notice of violation was issued against the Agua Dulce Airpark for what county officials say was illegal film production inside the property, but the airport operator said Monday that no filming was taking place.

Thursday, March 17, 2005
Board objects to proposed apartments near flight path
Directors opposed to location, not to housing project itself
By ALLISON GATLIN
The Antelope Valley (CA) Press

MOJAVE – Hoping to send a message to Kern County supervisors and planners that they have concerns over the impact of future development on the Mojave Airport’s activities, the East Kern Airport District board of directors agreed Tuesday to appeal a decision to allow apartments to be built beneath the airport flight path.

Tuesday, March 15, 2005
Plan for Buchanan Field’s relocation may need work
By Peter Felsenfeld
THE CONTRA COSTA (CA) TIMES

Unexpected turbulence may temporarily ground a plan by Contra Costa supervisors to relocate Buchanan Field.