County Airports leases extended

When a fixed-base operator leases land from an airport owned and operated by the County of San Diego, the provisions of the lease usually include that the improvements become the property of the county at the end of the lease term.

The lease period is intended to allow the fixed-base operators to recover their investments. The coronavirus shutdown limited revenue during that period, so the San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved extensions of most County Airports leases.

The supervisors’ 4-0 vote April 10, with Terra Lawson-Remer absent, authorized five-year extensions for all but two l...