Just what we didn’t need more helicopter noise on the way. According to the Robb Report… Surf Air has made its service more appealing to residents of California’s Orange County. The all-you-can-fly membership airline recently added a helicopter shuttle between John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana and Hawthorne Airport near Los Angeles, where you can catch SurfContinue reading “Surf Air Begins Helicopter Service from Orange County to Hawthorne Airport”
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Hawthorne Quiet Skies Coalition Hosts Successful Community Meeting – Feb 2018
Four neighborhood associations have joined together to work on Hawthorne Airport noise and safety issues. We held our first open community meeting in February 2018. Approximately 50 community members attended and shared their concerns. Feb 2018 HHR Coalition Meeting agenda Issues presented at the meeting included: Current flight paths are a serious issue/pilots are notContinue reading “Hawthorne Quiet Skies Coalition Hosts Successful Community Meeting – Feb 2018”
Hawthorne Airport Fly Quietly Guidelines
Hawthorne Pilot Guide and Noise Abatement Procedures 2017 (pdf) Source: City of Hawthorne City staff has told us no one uses the guide, the only guidelines they follow is on departure they need to turn south away from LAX traffic. One of the Chief Pilot’s said the guide is not used because it is unclear –Continue reading “Hawthorne Airport Fly Quietly Guidelines”
Wiseburn Watch Releases Petition Results – Jan 2018
We the people of Los Angeles County unincorporated community of Wiseburn CA 90250 want the Hawthorne Airport to end the practice of commercial and private aircraft flying over our city. This has increased dramatically the last year and a half. This is the area bordered by El Segundo Blvd to the North, Inglewood Ave toContinue reading “Wiseburn Watch Releases Petition Results – Jan 2018”
FAA Letter About Hawthorne Airport Noise and Safety Issues
Here is the response received from the FAA (pdf) Problems with the FAA’s responses in this letter include:
West Athens Community Letter to Congresswoman Waters
Here’s a letter the West Athens, Hollypark and Parkside Village communities sent to our representative Congresswoman Waters. She responded by participating in a community meeting in February 2018 and continues to help community members with airport issues. Wednesday, November 29, 2017 Honorable Congresswoman Maxine Waters US House of Representatives 2221 Rayburn House Office Building Washington,Continue reading “West Athens Community Letter to Congresswoman Waters”
Who Owns and Operates Hawthorne Airport?
It gets complicated, but it all seems designed to ignore those of us in local communities… City of Hawthorne owns the airport and the City Council gets to make overall strategic decisions about what will happen to the airport. They approve the Master Plan. FAA operates the runway and the control tower. It contracts outContinue reading “Who Owns and Operates Hawthorne Airport?”
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