Category Archives: Community Updates

Too Low, Too Loud, Too Much Pollution: Residents Near Hawthorne Airport Need Help

Residents surrounding Hawthorne Airport deserve better. After eight years of effort working with the City of Hawthorne and Hawthorne Airport LLC on noise, nighttime operations, and pollution concerns, the situation is only getting worse. Noise complaints are widespread across the seven communities surrounding the airport and we are out of patience. The City and airportContinue reading “Too Low, Too Loud, Too Much Pollution: Residents Near Hawthorne Airport Need Help”

Join Our Next Virtual Meeting on July 22 – Share Your Opinion of Hawthorne Airport Noise and Pollution

Neighborhood Virtual Meeting by Hawthorne Quiet Skies Saturday, July229:30 – 10:30 a.m. Register free https://bit.ly/2023-airport-noise Featuring neighbors from Hawthorne, Gardena, West Athens, Redondo Beach and more discussing on-going noise and pollution from the Hawthorne Airport. Plus, we’ll suggest ways you can provide your input to the FAA.

Another New Airline Arrives at Hawthorne – FLOAT

Conducting practice flights right now, FLOAT’s commercial airline service says it will start in January 2020. Another commercial airline is landing at Hawthorne on a regular basis – FLOAT Fly Over All the Traffic.  The big planes are not as loud as the Surf Air turbo-prop PC-12s, but still big, noisy airplanes. And yet anotherContinue reading “Another New Airline Arrives at Hawthorne – FLOAT”

City of LA Harbor Gateway Council Sends Hawthorne City Council Request for Help with Aircraft Noise

From the Harbor Gateway North’s letter to the Hawthorne City Council… On September 11, 2018, our Board voted 9-0-0 to go on record with this letter regarding the increased aircraft noise that many of our stakeholders who live below the flight path of the Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR) are experiencing. Because all Districts of theContinue reading “City of LA Harbor Gateway Council Sends Hawthorne City Council Request for Help with Aircraft Noise”

Jet Center LA About to Open New Hangars Along 120th, Highlight Airport has no Curfew

More hanger space at Hawthorne run by Jet Center LA. According to the City jet traffic is up 300% in the last couple of years. Will this bring in even more jets? It’s not looking good. Particularly when Jet Center keeps highlighting in the aviation press that Hawthorne has absolutely no curfew. See the sentence Continue reading “Jet Center LA About to Open New Hangars Along 120th, Highlight Airport has no Curfew”

Hawthorne Quiet Skies Coalition Disappointed in May 4th Meeting

The Coalition was disappointed in the City’s presentation to community members on May 4th. No one from City leadership even attended. About 70 residents attended completely filling the room. We are continuing to talk with City of Hawthorne leaders to meet with the coalition and continue the dialogue.

Uh-oh: New Airline ROAM Starting Commercial Service at Hawthorne Soon

Well this can’t be good – yet another commercial airline is starting up operations at Hawthorne Airport. They say they’re launching a similar model to Surf Air “in the coming months.” How did tiny Hawthorne airport surrounded by neighborhoods close in become LA’s major commercial airport? Without ever informing us residents? Learn more about ROAMContinue reading “Uh-oh: New Airline ROAM Starting Commercial Service at Hawthorne Soon”

We Asked Hawthorne Airport Neighbors: What’s Your Greatest Safety or Noise Concern?

Here are some of the responses (we keep answers anonymous to protect neighbors privacy)… Surf Air planes are too loud and fly land too low to the ground upon approach to the airport over the Parkside Village community. Airplanes flying over my house Jets flying and helicopters over my home at all hours of theContinue reading “We Asked Hawthorne Airport Neighbors: What’s Your Greatest Safety or Noise Concern?”

Surf Air Begins Helicopter Service from Orange County to Hawthorne Airport

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”