Land Use Study at California Airport Raises Alarm in GA Community
Purpose of the research, according to Los Angeles County, is to determine alternate uses for Whiteman Airport’s 184 acres.
Purpose of the research, according to Los Angeles County, is to determine alternate uses for Whiteman Airport’s 184 acres.
Thomas Tupling hopes to prevent the closure of Mansfield Airport (8W3) in north central Washington state, despite its average of 10 operations a month.
The non-tower facility is roughly 10 miles west of Palm Springs International Airport and has a 5,000-foot runway.
An adjacent airpark could be left with no airport.
The court battle has blocked the town’s plan to change the airport to a private-use operation.
It happens with alarming frequency: You read a story in your local newspaper about someone pushing for the closure of the local airport. Perhaps it’s an election year, or locals accuse the airport of being solely a playground for the rich, a danger to public health, and/or an economic drain on the community. There are […]
More GA airports could close as noise complaints and land values rise.