Hawthorne Municipal Airport Master Plan, Aviation Case No. RAV2007-00002(2)
Case Description / Summary
A comprehensive update of the Hawthorne Municipal Airport Master Plan has been proposed and consists of expanding various airport facilities, and upgrading existing ones. Existing improvements consist of ten buildings with a total of about 115,000 square feet, encompassing hangars for aircraft parking, maintenance facilities, the airport terminal, administrative office space, as well as other aviation related facilities. In addition, the Plan provides for runway, drainage, and other improvements necessary to accommodate anticipated future operations, including light aircraft and corporate jet operations. The proposed renovation and expansion consist of the demolition of about 15,000 square feet of existing hangars, and the construction of approximately 190,000 square feet of new hangars, for a net increase of 175,000 square feet of new hangar and office space, 90 percent of which will be devoted to hangar space. The City of Hawthorne has referred the Hawthorne Municipal Airport Master Plan to the Los Angeles County Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) for a determination of consistency with the Los Angeles County Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP). Hawthorne Municipal Airport currently has an adopted Master Plan that was completed in 1990 and projected airport operations into the horizon year 2006. The new Master Plan has been in formulation since 2005 and provides guidance for future development of the airport into the horizon year 2025.