Nearly 40 years after regulators warned that the terminal was located too close to the runways, a new facility was set to be built — until the pandemic hit.
The new facility would be located in the northwest region of the airport, in what was once Lockheed-Martin’s B-6 plant.The existing terminal is 232,000 square feet with 14 gates and in some places is located 313 feet from a runway, less than half the 750 feet required by current safety regulations. Federal officials began discussing the need to replace the terminal in January 1980. Parts of the existing building date back to 1930, before modern seismic safety rules were adopted.
Since opening in 1930, the airport near the intersection of North Hollywood Way and Empire Avenue has brandished many names, including Union Airport, Lockheed Air Terminal, the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport and Bob Hope Airport, for the comedian and actor who lived in nearby Toluca Lake. Throughout the debate over building a new terminal, some neighborhood groups spoke out against the new facility, arguing that it would lead to more flights, more road traffic, more aircraft noise and more pollution. The new terminal won’t increase the number of gates but will be about 53% bigger.Aviation: Panel’s decision is expected to delay construction of a replacement terminal, sought for two decades, for at least three years.
“Until the departure jet path over our communities moves back to the historical flight path, we will actively oppose the replacement terminal,” the petition says.Alan Dymond, president of the Studio City Residents Assn., said he is not opposed to building a new terminal to meet safety requirements. He said the proposed terminal has nothing to do with the increasing airport noise problem.
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