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East Hampton Delays Plan to Switch Airport to Private Use

The temporary closure of East Hampton Airport is now scheduled for May 17. [Friends of the East Hampton Airport/Facebook]
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Key Takeaways:

East Hampton’s town board said it will delay plans to close its airport (KHTO) at the end of this month and reopen it shortly after as a private-use facility. The temporary closure is now scheduled for May 17 with reopening set for May 19.

The new schedule gives the town and the FAA more time to address issues the agency raised regarding approvals and analyses that may be required under the planned changes.

Jonathan Welsh

Jonathan Welsh is Lead Editor of Aviation Consumer and a private pilot who worked as a reporter, editor and columnist with the Wall Street Journal for 21 years, mostly covering the auto industry. His passion for aviation began in childhood with balsa-wood gliders his aunt would buy for him at the corner store. Follow Jonathan on Twitter @JonathanWelsh4

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