Santa Monica City Council Has Several Airport Measures On Its Agenda | Aero-News Network
Aero-News Network
RSS icon RSS feed
podcast icon MP3 podcast
Subscribe Aero-News e-mail Newsletter Subscribe

Airborne Unlimited -- Most Recent Daily Episodes

Episode Date

Airborne-Monday

Airborne-Tuesday

Airborne-Wednesday Airborne-Thursday

Airborne-Friday

Airborne On YouTube

Airborne-Unlimited-07.07.25

Airborne-NextGen-07.08.25

AirborneUnlimited-07.09.25

Airborne-FlightTraining-07.10.25

AirborneUnlimited-07.11.25

Wed, Mar 01, 2017

Santa Monica City Council Has Several Airport Measures On Its Agenda

Resolution Would Direct City Staff To 'Take All Actions Necessary' To Close Airport In 2028

Even with a legal challenge pending led by the NBAA, the Santa Monica City Council on Tuesday night had several items on its agenda that would move the city towards its goal of closing Santa Monica Airport (KSMO) by 2028.

The council considered a resolution directing the City staff to "take all actions necessary and proper to ensure that SMO will cease to operate as an airport” by the end of 2028, according to a report appearing in the Santa Monica Lookout. The resolution includes language preventing the city manager from making "any agreements with the FAA, or any other party, that may have the effect of requiring the City to continue to operate KSMO" beyond the 2028 deadline in its agreement with the FAA.

Also on the agenda was a proposed contract for the shortening of the runway from just under 5,000 feet to 3,500 feet, a major component of the agreement with the FAA.

Not everyone on the council was in favor of the agreement with the FAA, but those opposed did not support keeping the airport open. They wanted to be able to close it sooner than 2028. The aviation community, of course, is opposed to its closure.

And as mentioned, there is a legal challenge to the FAA's deal with the city being led by the NBAA and supported by other aviation interests.

FMI: Council Agenda

Advertisement

More News

NTSB Final Report: Aviat A1

Airplane Bounced About 3 Ft Then Touched Back Down And Then, With No Brakes Applied, The Airplane Began Veering To The Left Analysis: The pilot entered the airport traffic pattern >[...]

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (07.08.25)

Aero Linx: British Microlight Aircraft Association (BMAA) The primary focus within all aviation activity is SAFETY. In all aspects of our sport SAFETY must come first, whether it b>[...]

Classic Aero-TV: Fly Corvair’s Reliable Engine Alternative

From SnF25 (YouTube Edition): William Wynne Builds Practical Aircraft Engines on the Corvair Platform Seeking an affordable alternative to the traditional aircraft engine options, >[...]

ANN FAQ: Contributing To Aero-TV

How To Get A Story On Aero-TV News/Feature Programming How do I submit a story idea or lead to Aero-TV? If you would like to submit a story idea or lead, please contact Jim Campbel>[...]

Classic Aero-TV: CiES Fuel-Quantity and e-Throttle Systems Praised

From 2023 (YouTube Edition): Bridge of CiES CiES Inc. is a Bend, Oregon-based designer and manufacturer of modular embedded aircraft systems and sensors. The company’s fuel-l>[...]

blog comments powered by Disqus



Advertisement

Advertisement

Podcasts

Advertisement

© 2007 - 2025 Web Development & Design by Pauli Systems, LC