I’ve wondered why airports are fringed with towers, malls, neighborhoods and apartments. One glaring example of such zoning stupidity is still talked about today: The F-86 crash in Sacramento. That tragedy should have poured ice water on zoning commissions to consider developments around airports very carefully. Our military base where I worked was closed due to zoning issues, with folks who lived nearby constantly complaining about noise. DUUUHHHHH!! It was an AIR FORCE BASE, not a tree nursery. Those folks would have you believe they woke up one morning and discovered someone had built an airport next to their hamlets during the night. City leaders must know the value of having airports to service their travelers and businesses. The last thing they should do is allow developers to build high density housing or retail stores in harm’s way.