California
To Airport: * From southbound Costa Mesa Freeway, take new airport ramp directly to parking garages. * From northbound Costa Mesa Freeway/Newport Blvd., switch to southbound San Diego Freeway, exit at MacArthur Blvd.
Sept. 4, 1990
A new entrance to John Wayne Airport will open at noon today at Michelson Drive and MacArthur Boulevard, airport officials said.
April 4, 1989
Travel & Experiences
Ready for a shaggy-dog story? John Wayne Airport has finally found MacArthur.
Aug. 12, 1988
The MacArthur Boulevard entrance to John Wayne Airport will be closed from 10 p.m. Dec 28 to 6 a.m.
Dec. 24, 1987
The MacArthur Boulevard entrance to John Wayne Airport will be closed for eight hours beginning at 10 p.m.
Dec. 30, 1987
Major road improvement projects have begun on MacArthur Boulevard and Main Street, snarling traffic around John Wayne Airport.
Sept. 4, 1993
O.C., a cartoon aviator, and his dog, MacArthur, have been selected as the official mascots for John Wayne Airport’s parking awareness program.
Jan. 6, 1988
Archives
Dear Street Smart: I have gotten used to the confusing signs leading to the airport from the MacArthur Boulevard off-ramp coming from the north.
May 16, 1994
A key official managing the embattled $310-million John Wayne Airport expansion program said Thursday that the project may save $16 million by not building two planned freeway access ramps at MacArthur Boulevard.
Dec. 16, 1988
Business
Southwest Airlines Inc. said it will begin serving MacArthur Airport in Islip, N.Y., marking the latest move into the lucrative New York area for the nation’s biggest budget carrier.
Dec. 10, 1998