Coming on the heels of the recent historic agreement with the FAA and the announcement that the City of Santa Monica will close the Airport at the end of 2028, the new 12-Acre Airport Park Expansion moves forward with the Environmental Study. The Los Angeles architecture firm Rios Clementi Hale Studios is leading the project

Wednesday evening, Feb. 28, the City of Santa Monica’s City Council took decisive action that will allow planning to begin on a great public park to replace the Santa Monica Airport. Using the authority the City gained under the historic January agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to allow the closure of Santa Monica

Join us at the City of Santa Monica’s “Parks Day!” this coming Saturday, February 25, 2017, 10am – 1pm for a special celebration of the importance of our city parks with family-friendly activities, refreshments, and entertainment varying at each of the four park locations. Airport2Park.org will be there to share updates about the new 12

Join us as we attend a FREE film screening of “Love Thy Nature” Presented by Sustainable Works, Wednesday, February 22, 2017, 7:00 PM at the Aero Theater in Santa Monica An award winning film narrated by Liam Neeson, “Love Thy Nature” http://www.lovethynature.com shows how deeply we’ve lost touch with nature and takes viewers on a

On Saturday, Jan. 28, the City of Santa Monica announced an agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that will pave the way for the closure of Santa Monica Airport (SMO) and to repurposing the land as a great park. The agreement categorically gives the City the right to close SMO on after Dec. 31,

————– UPDATE Feb 2, 2017:  As a result of the City’s recent agreement with the FAA to close the airport by 2028 and shorten the runway immediately, JetSuite-X has cancelled all flights and is now refunding money to those who have bought tickets. ————– The Santa Monica Airport2Park Foundation, Santa Monica’s primary organization seeking the conversion of Santa Monica

The Santa Monica City Council has authorized city parks staff to allow temporary recreational public use of a six-acre portion of the 12-acre Airport Park Expansion site until the start of construction for the permanent Airport Park Expansion.  Until then, it might be interesting to look at how other airports and parks all around the

So much will be at stake this coming year as we work to transform Santa Monica Airport into a great park that can be enjoyed by everyone. The uncertain year ahead. We will soon see construction begin of the first phase of the Santa Monica Airport Park expansion. We will see a federal court finally

Earlier this year we saw the first tangible signs of progress on the new Santa Monica Airport Park Expansion when the airplanes that were previously parked parked there, were permanently removed from their “tie downs.” We can now report that a permanent fence has been constructed on the north end of the park expansion site

airport2park.org Santa Monica Airport 2 Park Foundation Community Meeting Come join us to celebrate the Expansion of Airport Park-Phase I Become a driving force for Phase II! Friday Oct. 14, 2016 6:30-8:30pm Moose Lodge 1600 Ocean Park Blvd. Santa Monica Good Company, Merriment, Snacks, and Refreshments RSVP airport2park@gmail.com requested but not required View the Approved Expansion Park