NBAA Asks Judicial Panel To Void FAA's SMO Agreement
The deal allows the city to shorten the runway and provides the option to close the Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO) after 2028.
According to NBAA, the FAA exceeded its authority when it made a “secret, one-of-its-kind” deal with the city of Santa Monica that allows the city to shorten the runway and provides the option to close the Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO) after 2028. NBAA and other groups have urged an appeals court to nullify the agreement. (Photo: Matt Thurber/AIN)