June 17, 2026
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State Assembly Passes Santa Monica Airport Monitoring Bill:

Hannah Heineman Mirror Staff Writer   The California State Assembly has approved AB 2501, a bill that will require monitoring of idle and take-off times for all aircraft utilizing Santa Monica Airport due to concerns […]

Airport Bill Comes Up for Vote:

A bill now pending in the California State Assembly to require Santa Monica Airport to record operation times for certain stages of taxi/idle, take offs and landings comes to the Assembly floor in Sacramento this […]

Long Flight of “Spirit of Santa Monica” Ends At Airport:

On Saturday December 17, Santa Monica Airport, in conjunction with the National Aviation Hall of Fame, will throw a party to celebrate one of Santa Monica’s most enduring and venerable icons, the Douglas DC-3, and […]

SM Airport Complaints Aired at Meeting:

A town hall meeting was held in West Los Angeles last Thursday to give residents who are affected by Santa Monica Airport operations could voice their concerns. The meeting was organized by Concerned Residents Against […]

Court Rejects Airport Association Lawsuit:

The Second Appellate District for the California Court of Appeals issued an opinion last Wednesday, rejecting a 1999 lawsuit filed by the Santa Monica Airport Association (SMAA) against the City of Santa Monica. The 1999 […]

SMC Moves Shuttle Lot From Airport to Beach:

Santa Monica College announced yesterday that, beginning on August 29, the first day of the fall semester, it will move its free shuttle lot for day users from Santa Monica Airport to Santa Monica Beach. […]

ON THE ROAD: A Short History of Airports:

Ah, the airport – where pilots mingle freely with mere commoners and Starbucks hawks its wares every other foot. Visiting colleges with my mom these past few days, it’s become clear that each airport has […]

SMC’S Airport Campus Plans Come Under Fire:

Facilitators for the “visioning workshop” held last Tuesday by Santa Monica College (SMC) at Barker Hangar for its new Airport Campus found themselves at odds with residents on both the workshop process and the proposed […]