WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Dr. Raul Ruiz, CA-25, and U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-CA, announced that the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2024 includes language paving the way for the closure of the Banning Municipal Airport in Banning. It has been a decades-long endeavor by the city of Banning, which has subsidized the costs of the airport at over $170,000, annually. Ruiz has introduced legislation seeking to close the airport for several years, and an amendment filed by Padilla was adopted into the final FAA bill passed by Congress to finally allow the city to move forward on closing the airport.“This bipartisan bill represents a turning point for my constituents in the city of Banning that has the potential to create jobs and bring hundreds of millions of dollars
