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SoCal Bizav Operators Hail New VNY Customs Office
The new U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility at Van Nuys Airport saves international travelers an extra stop at LAX.
On hand for the celebration are, l to r: Jess Romo, VNY airport manager; Maria Sastre, president and COO of Signature Flight Support ; congressmen Brad Sherman and Tony Cardenas; LA city council member Nury Martinez; and Deborah Flint, executive director of Los Angeles World Airports. (Photo: Matt Thurber)
On hand for the celebration are, l to r: Jess Romo, VNY airport manager; Maria Sastre, president and COO of Signature Flight Support ; congressmen Brad Sherman and Tony Cardenas; LA city council member Nury Martinez; and Deborah Flint, executive director of Los Angeles World Airports. (Photo: Matt Thurber)

The Van Nuys community held a celebration on August 13 for the new U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facility at the Southern California airport’s Signature Flight Support-West FBO. Before the new 1,528-sq-ft CBP facility opened at Van Nuys on May 21, pilots had to fly to Los Angeles International for clearance, then reposition. This has been the case since 2006, when CBP agents stopped traveling to SoCal general aviation airports to provide clearance services. Before that, international travelers could arrange for clearance at Burbank, Long Beach, Van Nuys and other local airports.


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