Another fight may be brewing over John Wayne Airport’s small plane facilities

Orange County’s recreational pilots and airport noise activists thought they had secured a promise in 2019 that would keep noisier corporate jets at bay and preserve space for smaller planes.
Now they’re worried they may have to fight another battle for those objectives on Tuesday, Aug. 11, when the Orange County Board of Supervisors is expected to pick which companies will overhaul aging general aviation facilities at John Wayne Airport and operate them for years to come.
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