Airports
City Picks Option for Runway-shortening Project
The option selected by the City of Santa Monica would see the remaining 3,500 feet of runway centered where the existing runway is located.
The city council favors the plan to shorten SMO's runway by removing approximately the same length from both ends.
The city council favors the plan to shorten SMO's runway by removing approximately the same length from both ends.

The Santa Monica city council last week chose one of two options for shortening Santa Monica Airport’s 4,973-foot runway to 3,500 feet, as permitted under a Jan. 28, 2017 settlement agreement/consent decree with the FAA. The city hopes to complete the shortening by the end of the year, although it is not yet clear whether that will include removing the excess runway material or merely marking off the unusable portion of the shortened runway.

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