Dossier
Santa Monica Airport
Coverage of Santa Monica Airport in the Nexus archive.
- Measure to put affordable homes on Santa Monica Airport land won’t be on November ballot
A proposal to build 3,000 affordable housing units on part of Santa Monica Airport’s land will not appear on the November 2026 ballot due to missed signature deadlines. Supporters aim to resubmit by August 2028, while park development plans continue, with 75% of the airport’s land already designated for a public park.
- Supporters are pushing to keep this historic Southern California airport open
The Santa Monica Airport, one of America's oldest operating airports, is slated to close on December 31, 2028, but supporters are pushing to keep it open. The airport first opened in 1923 as Clover Field. Supporters made a pitch to city leaders to reconsider the closure plans.