Proposed Airspace and Aircraft Routing Feasibility Study
for the
Coastal Communities of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties
Focus and Objectives
1. Aircraft noise analysis and mitigation
a. Reduce noise impacts of aircraft to residents, animals and the environment.
2. Air traffic routing away from residential areas
a. Petition the FAA for more compatible airspace.
3. Conduct a case study for Rincon Island’s alternative use:
a. Decommissioning Phase 2 completion is anticipated before June 30, 2021 for Rincon Island and the Causeway.
California State Lands Commission
b. Community use of Rincon Island for Helicopter operations has been proposed.
The design concept is for near-term aircraft operations as a Helipad (NO aviation fuel).
c. Rincon Island as a vertiport will future-proof the coastal communities with safe, fast and sustainable
PEOPLE transportation with eVTOL Electric Aircraft and Advanced Air Mobility transit systems
as well as CARGO Transport with eVTOL Electric Aircraft.
d. The environmental and operational analysis is to be conducted in accordance with:
The California Environmental Quality Act CEQA
California Office of Planning and Research OPR
University of California, Berkeley
Institute of Transportation Studies
The Airport Design Studio
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next steps to be announced on October 28, 2020