Long Beach Airport wants to make flying fun again through playful popups
The Long Beach Airport has started a new pilot-program that could bring magicians, sand sculpters and basketball hoops inside the concourse to make traveling fun again.
City Council approves $21-million increase to airport improvement project
Most of the improvements are expected to be completed by 2022
Cost of airport improvements significantly rise due to design additions, low supply of contractors
The project was originally estimated to cost $58 million but it could now cost as much as $110 million when accounting for contingencies and soft costs.
Man boarding plane in Long Beach had potentially lethal stash of fentanyl, police say
A man trying to board a plane at Long Beach Airport last month may have had enough fentanyl with him for 2,000 potentially lethal doses of the drug, police say.
Fewer late-night flights result in more supplemental slots at Long Beach Airport
The flight slots could result in more flights being flown out of Long Beach if they’re claimed by airlines operating at the airport.
Unattended bag prompts bomb squad response at Long Beach Airport
As a precaution, authorities evacuated a nearby parking lot and a parking structure in the rental car area.
Report: Long Beach Airport has $1.6B impact on region
The impact generated by Long Beach Airport and its surrounding complex was over $8 billion in 2018.
New stars arrive at Long Beach Airport as therapy dog program begins
Nine new therapy dogs will work to calm travel-based anxiety at Long Beach Airport as the city rolls out its new STARS (Simple Therapy and Real Smiles) program.
Environmental documents for Long Beach Airport terminal improvements set for release
The $65.2 million project will overhaul the existing airport as Long Beach residents and visitors know it today.
Long Beach Airport gets $8.5 million grant for taxiway reconstruction
The U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration announced millions of dollars in grants today for various Southland airport improvement projects, including more than $8.5 million for Long Beach Airport.