http://www.10news.com/news/7151616/detail.html Military Bases Possible Locations For New Airport? Airport Authority, Pentagon Official Discuss Location Sites
SAN DIEGO -- The airport authority and U.S. Pentagon officials met Thursday to discuss the possibility of using a military base as a location for a new airport, 10News reported. "They listened intently and very respectfully and appeared to understand the criticality of our situation," airport authority board chairman Joe Craver said. The military sites include Camp Pendleton, MCAS Miramar and North Island. A final roster of potential sites for a new airport is needed by April to make the November ballot. "The board has not made a decision on anything. We're still going through the process," Craver said. The airport authority said that Lindbergh Field will be over capacity by 2015. The number of passengers using it has increased by more than a million per year. The selection committee is also looking at civilian sites, including Boulevard, the Imperial desert, Borrego Springs and a plan to add second runway at Lindbergh Field.
