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Camarillo Airport credited with key firefighting role; county begins noise-approach study and monitoring plan
Summary
Ventura County airports staff described the Camarillo Airport’s role supporting repeated firefighting operations, said the county is starting a consultant-led study to evaluate alternate flight approaches and permanent noise monitors, and set a public hearing timeline for a Part 150 noise study.
A county airports representative briefed the council on the Camarillo Airport’s role during recent wildland fires and described the county’s next steps on noise mitigation and flight-approach analysis.
The presenter told the council that Camarillo hosted up to 28 helicopters and associated support equipment during several consecutive fire responses over a 60-day span. He said the airports’ proximity and capacity for fueling, re-crewing and staging aircraft proved critical to early fire suppression, and called the airport’s role a “game changer” for reducing response times.
Why it matters: Council members and residents have raised aircraft noise…
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