FAA denies curfew at Bob Hope Airport

The FAA has denied a request to institute a night-time curfew at Bob Hope Airport (BUR) in Burbank, Calif.

The airport is owned by the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority, which proposed a curfew from 10 p.m. to 6:59 a.m.

The FAA denied the request in part because the curfew would restrict commerce and worsen air traffic congestion in the Los Angeles area. The Burbank airport is a reliever field for Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). In addition to several air carriers, it has a thriving general aviation component.

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