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Carlsbad residents and advocates press city to defend local control as new Palomar Airport contract triggers lawsuit
Summary
Residents and Citizens for Friendly Airport say San Diego County’s United Airlines contract contradicts a 2021 court ruling that Carlsbad controls Palomar Airport use; the council heard calls to defend local control and was told residents are collecting flight-path data.
Vicky Syed, president of Citizens for Friendly Airport, told the City Council that C4FA filed a second lawsuit this month after San Diego County signed a contract with United Airlines to add daily commercial service at Palomar Airport. She said the step forced the group back to court to keep a 2021 ruling—she described as affirming that "the city of Carlsbad, not the county, has local control over how Palomar Airport is used"—from becoming meaningless.
Why it matters: Residents who live under Palomar flight paths say louder, larger aircraft…
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