With the Van Nuys Airport (VNY), Calif., master plan in political limbo, officials at the nation’s busiest general aviation airport have come up with a temporary proposal that could help shepherd development at the airport until the final roadmap is in place. The temporary proposal sets aside 50 acres for piston-powered aircraft–similarly to the way the master plan aimed to preserve space for light aircraft. The new plan also helps apportion the rest of the airport’s available acreage for businesses that support turbine aircraft operations. The temporary plan has received approval from the airport’s Citizens Advisory Council and, at press time, was under consideration by the city airport commission.
More than a year ago, community leaders proposed a compromise version of the long-range master plan known as Alternative J, but it has been relegated to the back burner as the city airport commission put its effort into a $9.1 billion plan to modernize Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Residents and business leaders around VNY are frustrated by the delay and concerned that development at the general aviation facility is continuing on an ad hoc, unplanned basis.
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