Airport site selection analysis is comprehensive

In his letter to the editor (8/25/06), David Meyers discusses a number of airport-related issues, including joint use of MCAS Miramar, military readiness, security and options for extending the useful life of San Diego International Airport (SDIA).

The San Diego County Regional Airport Authority agrees that joint use at Miramar, with tactical jet operations as they exist today, is not the answer. However, history has shown that things can change over time for the military. In San Diego, for example, the military decided that neither the Navy’s famous Top Gun fighter school at Miramar nor the h...