Public access granted to six acres of open space at SMO
Six acres of airport land have reopened to the public following the removal of aircraft parking from the site. ...
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Airport Runway to be chopped at both ends
The City Council green-lit plans to shorten the runway at Santa Monica Airport Wednesday by removing over 700 feet of ...
Letter to Editor: Santa Monica Airport
7 May 2017 The Daily Press published a front-page article about the lawsuits that were filed against closure of the ...
Despite City agreement with FAA, legal challenges to closing SMO persist
A Los Angeles pilot and a Santa Monica pilot-in-training have filed a lawsuit alleging the City’s agreement with the ...
Runway reduction options unveiled to the public
Airport opponents and supporters got their first look at proposals for shortening the runway at Santa Monica Airport this week ...
Helicopter service takes Santa Monica festival-goers to Coachella from SMO
A tech start-up known as the “Uber for helicopters” has launched a new service at the Santa Monica Airport, beginning ...
American Flyers ready to close up shop at Santa Monica Airport
After a decade-long relationship between American Flyers and the City of Santa Monica at SMO, the fix-base operator ...
Experience Santa Monica art when ArtWalk returns this weekend
Santa Monica’s biggest art festival returns Saturday, March 18 with the 11th Annual Airport ArtWalk. The event is ...
Business group: runway shortening at SMO is a “near-total ban on jets”
As the City races to demolish nearly 1,500 feet of runway at Santa Monica Airport in an attempt to ...
City paves way to ixnay 1,500 feet of runway
The City Council feels a need for speed when it comes to substantially shortening the runway at Santa Monica Airport. ...
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