Faced with declining use and low revenues, the Banning City Council will consider taking steps toward closing the city’s airport.
The move, officials said, would be done with an eye toward marketing the almost 154-acre site for economic development.
The council is expected to vote on a resolution when it meets at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, at the Banning Civic Center.
Mayor George Moyer said he is leaning toward shutdown based on the use studies — the airport saw traffic drop 71.7 percent between 2010 and 2015, from 4,674 flights to 1,324 — and the fact that the airport is not a moneymaker for the city.
Read more: http://www.pe.com/2017/04/22/why-banning-may-take-steps-to-close-municipal-airport
