Airports
District Court Hears Santa Monica Airport Appeal
The city of Santa Monica is appealing dismissal of its 2013 lawsuit, which sought to clarify its title to the Santa Monica Airport property.


Oral arguments were heard before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on March 11 in Southern California, one more step in the lawsuit filed by the city of Santa Monica against the FAA on Oct. 31, 2013. The lawsuit seeks to clarify the city’s title to the airport property and also seeks “relief from the claim by FAA that the city must operate the Santa Monica Airport in perpetuity,” which was agreed to after the government relinquished its lease on the airport back to the city in 1948. The city of Santa Monica has been trying to close its airport for many years and faces stiff opposition from the FAA.

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