The CASMAT Santa Monica Airport Visioning Survey was conducted from November 2011 until March 2012. Link: Full analysis report. Summary A total of just under 1,100 responses (more that 3 times city workshop attendee totals), 982 after eliminating duplicates…
SMO in the News
The following articles relating to SMO have appeared in the press recently Startup Airline Hits Turbulence at Santa Monica Airport (Santa Monica Patch – April 16, 2012)Can Neighbors Impacted by SMO Unite? (Santa Monica Patch – April 13, 2012)Surf Air,…

Raw results of the CASMAT Airport Visioning Survey
The CASMAT airport visioning survey has now been taken off-line so that we can begin the analysis of the considerable amount of data obtained. This post simply presents the raw, unfiltered summary data so that the public response can be…
Update to Vector Solutions Accuracy Report
With the recent posting of the February Vector Solutions Data on the Airport web site, it is now possible for CASMAT to re-assess the accuracy of this system following the upgrades and fixes that were scheduled to occur during February.…
New Data Presented at February Airport Commission
The following data was presented at the airport commission meeting on Monday 27, February 2012. Santa Monica Airport Fiscal Year 2012/2013 Budget Discussion – Airport expenditure budget for 2012/13 is $4,525,255 and estimated income is $4,248,939 (a $276,000 shortfall). Additionally the…
SMO in the News
The following articles relating to SMO have appeared in the press lately: Airport Officer Who Sued City Will Resign (Santa Monica Patch – March 23, 2012)Act now for cleaner air (Santa Monica Daily Press – March 22, 2012)Santa Monica Airport…
Big Cats
Every time there is an article in the press regarding Santa Monica Airport (SMO) and its future, it seems that the comment chain always degenerates into the same pattern. On the one side are the airport proponents who claim those…