Airports
Santa Monica Obligated by Grant Assurances Until 2023
The FAA has determined in response to a Part 16 complaint that Santa Monica must comply with grant assurance obligations in running its airport.
The city of Santa Monica must abide by grant assurances in a decision issued by the FAA on December 4. (Photo: Matt Thurber)
The city of Santa Monica must abide by grant assurances in a decision issued by the FAA on December 4. (Photo: Matt Thurber)


In a December 4 decision on a Part 16 complaint filed by pro-airport interests, the FAA has determined that the city of Santa Monica, Calif., is obligated by grant assurances until Aug. 27, 2023. Essentially, this means that the city must comply with statutory and regulatory obligations in its running of Santa Monica Airport (SMO) and keep the airport open until that date, according to visiting professor at UCLA and local pilot Lon Sobel.

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