State airport closings offer lessons on the national level | Aviation International News

Regulations and Government

State airport closings offer lessons on the national level

New Jersey has lost half the airports it had at the end of World War II, with the number dwindling from about 100 to 45, according to aviation attorney Wil

By Jack Elliott

July 8, 2008

New Jersey has lost half the airports it had at the end of World War II, with the number dwindling from about 100 to 45, according to aviation attorney William G. Mennen IV, a speaker at this year’s New Jersey Aviation Conference. The lessons learned from the closure of these airports could be instructive for those trying to prevent airport closures in other parts of the country.

Most of the airports that have disappeared from the state met their demise as a result of municipal actions. As recently as May, for example, one privately owned airport closed because the owners could not pay the taxes. In another case, a Superior Court judge recently ruled that Readington Township (N.J.) could seize 624 acres of airport property that has been owned by the Solberg family since 1939, leaving 102 acres for the airport. That decision is being appealed.

The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background. The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background. The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background. The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background. The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background.

The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background. The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background. The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background.

The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background. The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background. The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background. The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background. The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background. The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background.

The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background. The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background. The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background. The rest of this article continues for AIN Members with the full report, analysis and background.

Become a Member

FAA Progressing on ATC Reform, Needs Better Schedule

GAO report criticized implementation of new air traffic control system

Regulations and Government

GAO report airport tower

GAMA Cheers Congress Action on FAA Certification Bill

Approved by committee, the legislation now goes to the House floor

Regulations and Government

U.S. Capitol

AINsight: How To Use AI When Buying an Aircraft

Use AI cautiously and assess its output

Regulations and Government

abstract image of business jet

African Bizav Strives for Greater Market Opportunity

Industry group presses for regulatory progress and continuity across the continent

Regulations and Government

African Business Aviation Association

FAA Proposes Easing Medical Approvals for Diabetic Pilots

Rule would not apply to insulin-treated diabetes

Regulations and Government

A patient sit's at a doctor's desk while she reviews information on paper in front of her

Congress OKs Stopgap Government Funding Measure

Move averts potential shutdown

Regulations and Government

US Capitol rotunda

Longtime Bizav Attorney Gary Garofalo Flies West

His career spanned more than five and a half decades

Regulations and Government

Garofalo

New Treasury Rule Limits LLC Information Reporting

The revision relaxes some provisions of the Corporate Transparency Act

Regulations and Government

Business jet taking off