June 9, 2026
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Letter to the Editor: Is the Airport Really Needed?

Regarding Mark Smith’s “Santa Monica Airport Runway Removal” letter in last week’s Mirror, we disagree with much of what he wrote. The excess pavement at Santa Monica Airport is not needed — Per the terms […]

Santa Monica Airport Runway Begins

By Joe Fasbinder  “If you’re lucky,” said John Page, “you’ll never have to use that part of the runway, anyway.” He keeps his Evenflo Symphony, two-passenger, single-engine personal aircraft parked at Santa Monica Airport. For […]

President Trump to Land at Santa Monica Airport

Expect delays all afternoon By Sam Catanzaro Traffic during rush hour on Fridays is always bad in Los Angeles, but today commuters will be driving especially slow as President Donald Trump will be in West […]

Challenge to Santa Monica Airport Consent Decree Dismissed

The United States District Court, Central District of California has dismissed in its entirety a case challenging the Consent Decree and Settlement Agreement between the City of Santa Monica and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), […]