Airports
AOPA, GAMA Weigh In on SMO Case
The FAA has asked for an extension until late October to respond.

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association and General Aviation Manufacturers Association have filed amicus briefs backing a lawsuit NBAA and five other stakeholders filed over the FAA’s Santa Monica Airport (SMO) settlement agreement. NBAA and the five stakeholders earlier this year had filed the lawsuit with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in an attempt to block the January 28 agreement between the FAA and city of Santa Monica over the fate of SMO. The agreement essentially permits the city to immediately shorten the runway and to close SMO in 2028.


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