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U.S. Military To Replace California Airport Runway

As part of a training exercise, the Department of Defense is sending in the Marines and Navy to rebuild the strip at Catalina Island's Airport in the Sky.

The U.S. Marines and Navy will replace the aging 3,000 foot asphalt runway at Catalina Island's Airport in the Sky with a concrete strip, as part of a training exercise. Aimed at giving the troops experience in repairing and developing runways in remote areas, the military involvement in the three-month project is estimated to save the Catalina Island Conservatory which has operated the airport since 1972, approximately $1 million in labor and equipment costs, over using a private contractor. (Photo: Catalina Island Conservancy)

By Curt Epstein • Business Aviation Services Editor

January 3, 2019

The U.S. military will step in and replace the crumbling main runway on Southern California’s Catalina Island Airport in a three-month project starting this month. Since 1972, the Catalina Island Conservancy has been the custodian of the airport on the Los Angeles-area destination and has spent approximately $250,000 a year patching holes on its 3,000-foot asphalt runway, but the state Department of Transportation recently demanded a long-term solution to prevent its closure.

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