Airports
Lawmaker Seeks FAA Explanation for SMO Settlement
Rep. Ralph Abraham wants to know why the FAA agreed to allow Santa Monica to close its long-embattled airport in 2028.

Rep. Ralph Abraham (R-Louisiana) is asking U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Elaine Chao and FAA Administrator Michael Huerta to explain why the FAA entered into a settlement agreement with the city of Santa Monica, allowing the city to close the airport in 2028 and shorten the runway in the meantime. The runway shortening, to 3,500 feet from the existing 4,973 feet, would effectively eliminate about 47 percent of jet traffic that currently flies into Santa Monica Airport (SMO).

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