Editorial Speaking for the Asphalt An Editorial Opinion California Pilot recently received a copy of the December 1999 issue of The ShoreLine. Produced in Redwood Shores, California, The ShoreLine is fundamentally an anti-airport newsletter masquerading as a neighborhood publication. It is not an official publication of Redwood Shores or any other Bay area community.
Many people drive further than that to attend a community college or go to the theater.
Second, San Carlos airport is home to about 500 aircraft. Third, yes, the county can elect to eliminate a federally-established airport. Finally, if the fate of other general aviation airports around the country is any indication, San Carlos Airport will eventually be squeezed out of existence by the rapidly developing community surrounding it. We hope it will be replaced by a golf course. If the logic applied to closing San Carlos extends to Palo Alto, Half Moon Bay, Hayward and beyond, the drive to find a general aviation airport may eventually become a moot point.