The Federal Aviation Administration and the Bureau of Land Management completed a series of public hearings Thursday on the planned Ivanpah Valley airport.
Now, it’s a matter of waiting — a long wait.
David Kessler, FAA project manager for the joint lead agencies conducting the environmental review for the Southern Nevada’s supplemental airport, a multibillion-dollar project planned about 35 miles south of Las Vegas between Jean and Primm, explained that after three scoping meetings this week that his agency, the BLM and a consultant would go to work on the report with an expected completion in June 2027. Once a draft report is completed, the joint agencies will conduct more public hearings in July 2027 and make revisions with an anticipated completion in March 2028.
