Leasehold Examples 

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Below are a few examples of specific situations where airports that were acquired by the government through leases along with a sample listing of other airports/sites acquired through leases.

Barstow-Daggett Municipal, California (DAG)

Daggett Airport is located near the City of Barstow, California. After receiving interest and funding from the CAA, just prior to World War II, the County (San Bernardino) acquired fee interest to additional land necessary for War Department use.

On May 4, 1942 the federal government entered into an agreement with San Bernardino County to lease 1,099-acres site and operate it as a Modification Center. The initial term ofthis lease ended 30 June 1944, but the lease contained aprovision for annual renewal, at the option ofthe government, through 30 June 1967. The total cost of government improvements during the War was $3,924,273, with the CAA expending an additional $107,235 for various improvements.

In any event, the facility was deactivated in 1944. The site (all 1,099 acres) was classified as surplus on 15 November 1945. The Declaration of Surplus Real Property Form (SPB 5, dated 28 March 1946), notes that the improvements were in good condition and that custody and accountability for the site was assumed by the War Assets Administration (WAA) on 27 June 1946, with the installation immediately transferred to the Navy Department.
Eventually, the County obtained control ofthe facility from the military in 1958 when the government conveyed the airport to San Bernardino County to be used as the County airport.' Today, the airport has

a 5,100-foot runway, about 60 based aircraft and over 36,000 operations." The airport is classified as a "P" property meaning that it was conveyed as a standard Surplus Property Conveyance under P. L. 80- 289, including all ofthe applicable restrictions.
King City Airport, Washington (KIC)

In 1940-1941, the King City Airport was built on a 249-acre tract owned by aprivate entity. The property was leased to the City which in tum subleased the property to a flight school engaged in training cadets for the Army. In October 1941, the City passed a $16,000 bond issue, bought the property, and renewed the flying school's lease. In the spring of 1945, the Navy leased the airport and commissioned it as aNaval Auxiliary Air Station on April 6, 1945.

On September 15,1945, the Navy placed the station on caretaker status and on December 15,1945, returned the airfield to the City.:' Today, the airport is the King City municipal airport and is classified

as a "P" property meaning that it was conveyed as a standard Surplus Property Conveyance under P. L. 80-289, including all ofthe applicable restrictions." The airport is owned by Monterey County, has a 4,500-foot runway, about 30 based aircraft and over 3,500 operations.'

I http://www.militarymuseum.org/DaggettAirport.html

2 http://www.gerl.eol1v5010web/airport.cfm?Site=DAG

3 http://www.militarymuseum. org/NAASKingCity.html

-I FAA Order 5190.2R.

5 http://www.gerl.eol1v5010web/REPORTS/AFDOl182007DRI.pdfSanta Barbara, California (SBA)

In 1940, the CAA proposed improving the Santa Barbara airport and the City floated a $149,000 bond to purchase 568 acres. Construction activity began during 1941 and the CAA spent approximately $1 million on aproject to develop three runways. Following the U. S. entry into the war, the Army stationed P-40 interceptors and twin-engine antisubmarine aircraft at the airport as well as adding revetments. The Navy subsequently selected the Airport for a Marine Corps Air Station. A lease agreement was reached with the City in February 1942. The price ofthe lease was $2,600 per year.

On December 4, 1942, MCAS Santa Barbara was officially commissioned and comprised of 568 leased and 900-owned acres. The total investment at Santa Barbara reached nearly $10 million. Following the
war, the Marines contemplated making Santa Barbara apermanent installation; however the City resisted this proposal, since the facility was needed for a municipal airport

- no other land in the area
was suitable. The station went on caretaker status on March 1, 1946, and was released to the War Assets Administration for disposal two months." Today, the airport is owned by Santa Barbara County, has a 6,000-foot runway, about 190based aircraft and over 211,000 annual operations? Today, the airport is a "P" property meaning that it was conveyed as a standard Surplus Property Conveyance under P. L. 80- 289, including all ofthe applicable restrictions.f

In addition to Stuart and the three examples discussed here in detail, below is a sample listing of 46 other former Navy and Army facilities that included leasehold interests. The total sample of 50 (46 

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was derived form the review of about 100 sample airports. As aresult, it was originally estimated that of the approximate 1,000 surplus property facilities conveyed after the War for airport purposes, approximately 50% or 500 airports, included leasehold interest in one form or another.

However, since the actual number of such facilities has dwindled to about 661, the estimated number of airports that have underlying leasehold interests was reduced form 500 to about 300 in order to provide a realistic estimate.

(> http://www.militarymuseum.org/MCASSantaBarbara.htm]

7 http://www.gcrl.com/5010web/airport.cfm?Site=SBA

8FAA Order 5190.2R.Other Airports/Army AirFields/NAS that Include Leasehold Interests

Facility State Type/Details ofLease Ultimate Use NAAS Arcata CA 442acresleased ArcataEureka Airport BradleyAAF CT 21,000acreson a25yearlease BradleyInternational NAS Astoria OR $1lease Coast Guard facility NAAS ChaseField TX 456acresunder l$lease Not disposed as airport NAAF Conroe TX 1,227acresleased Not disposed as airport NAS Dallas TX $1leasedatingbackto 1920s NAS Dallas ORB) NAAF Durant OK Lease Eaker Field NAAS Fallon NV 2,500-acreCAALease NAS Fallon NAS Klamath Falls OR Lease Klamath FallsAirport NAAF Lakeview OR Lease LakeCounty Airport NAAF Lompoc CA 65 acreslease Lompoc Airport NAS Minneapolis MN $1lease Minneapolis/St. Paul Int. NAAS Monterey CA 455 acres for $1 lease MontereyPeninsula NAS Norman OK Over 1,000acresfor $1 U. of OK- Westheimer Naples AAF FL Lease Naples MunicipalAirport NAAS OR 618lease Southwest Oregon Regional NAS Ottumwa IA Lease Ottumwa Industrial NAS Shawnee OK 361 acreslease ShawneeMunicipal NAAS Watsonville CA 288 acreslease WatsonvilleMunicipal MCASCherryPoint NC Lease MCASCherry Point Beaufort OLF NC Lease Michael

### J. Smith Field New Bern NC Lease Simmons-Knott Greenville OLF NC Lease Pitt-Greenville Wilson OLF NC 758acreslease WilsonAir Center MCASEl Centro CA Lease MCASEl Centro MCAAF Kinston NC $1 lease Northeastern Regional PageAAF FL 618acrelease PageField Laurinburg-Maxton AAF NC 4,644acrelease Laurinburg-Maxton Airport WilliamsAAF AZ 2,610acreslease WilliamsGateway Columbus AAF MS 4,268acres99-yearlease Columbus AFB BaerAAF IN 700acre$1lease Ft. WayneInt. Airport Stout AAF IN 259 acres $1lease Not disposed as civilairport SmyrnaAAF TN $1 lease

- renewable25y SmyrnaAirport Chanute AAF IL 2,000acrewith alease Rantoul Nat. Av. CtrAirport Ephrata AAF WA 2,560acreswith alease Ephrata Municipal BuckinghamAAF FL 65,000acreswith alease Not disposed as civilairport SanAngelo AAF TX 00acres $1 leaserenewablethrough 1( Mathis Field Hutchinson OLF KS $1lease Hutchinson Airport CraigAAF AL 1,900acres $1 lease CraigField SarasotaAAF FL Lease Sarasota-Bradenton NAS Deland FL Lease Deland Airport NAAS Green Cove FL Lease Not disposed as civilairport Springs NAS Lake City NAS Vero Beach Everett AAF SantaMonica New Orleans Lakefront FL FL WA CA LA Not disposed as civilairport Vero BeachAirport Muni. Paine Field SantaMonicaMunicipal Lakefront Airport Lease Lease Lease Leasefor 168acres 263-acreLease