Frequently Asked Questions

Why is the Airport doing a 150 Noise study?

The 150 Noise study to measure aircraft flight noise levels in and around the Camarillo Airport has been completed and submitted to the FAA. The study documents that when airport noise readings are averaged over a 24 hour period they do not exceed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 65 CNEL threshold except around the Airport itself.

However, when not averaged, the Noise Study monitors recorded in the Old Town neighborhoods recorded a substantial number of 90+ decibel single noise events.
The Camarillo Airport Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) between the County and the City of Camarillo clearly states that there are not to be any single noise events greater than 90 decibels.

Noise Study documents on the Dept. of Airports website –
https://cma-noise-study.airportstudy.net/study-documents/

Why does the Airport need to do an Airport Layout Plan?

The FAA requires airports to assess what infrastructure upgrades are needed in order to accommodate an increase in airport use. In other words, how a greater “demand” to land at Camarillo Airport would require more hangars, more efficient ramp designs, and a strengthened runway for a greater number of large jets.

How many more jets and turboprops are forecast for the Camarillo Airport?

Currently there are approx 33 jet/turboprop flights into Camarillo each day. This is a 58% increase in jet traffic over the last 10 years. Over the next 20 years, the Noise Study Forecast documents jet traffic will not only double, but double-again, increasing to 134 jet/turboprop flights per day.

Why are larger jets in greater numbers using the Camarillo Airport?

1) The Santa Monica Airport reduced the length of their runway by 3,000 feet saveral years ago and is scheduled to close entirely in 2028. The LA area jet aircraft that were previously using the Santa Monica airport have moved to alternative airports…Camarillo is one of the closest to the Westside of LA.
2) “Fractional” jet ownership companies, such as Execujet and Netjet, have become the flight option of choice during the pandemic for corporate executives and wealthy individuals. The massive CloudNine hangar complex recently constructed on the corner of the airport (at the intersection of Las Posas and Ventura Blvd) was built to both attract and cater to this market.
3) The Camarillo Airport provides discrete, easy ground access to Malibu, Calabasas, Montecito/Santa Barbara, areas attractive to this demographic.

If the Airport accepts the FAA grant money for the Airport Update work what does that mean?

When an airport accepts FAA grant funding, the airport is then obligated to accommodate the air flight “demand” that has been forecast for the next 20 years.

Do we as a community have any control over the noise and emission impacts the increase in jet traffic will have on our Old Town neighborhoods and main commercial corridor?

In 1976 the City of Camarillo and the County of Ventura entered into a Camarillo Airport Joint Powers Agreement (JPA). While the County owns the land and manages the operations and employees, the City and the County both have representatives on the Airport Authority Board that oversees the airport.
Currently, Camarillo Mayor, Tony Trembley, and Old Town/Mid-town district city councilperson, Susan Santangelo, sit on the Camarillo Airport Authority Board, along with Camarillo-area County Supervisor, Kelly Long.
They are the ones responsible for protecting the quality of life in Camarillo now, and ensuring Camarillo does not become an LA-North regional airport in the future.