Tribe Seeks to Stop Flights Over Reservation
From Times Wire Reports
The Chumash tribe wants aircraft from nearby Santa Ynez Airport to stop flights over the reservation and its casino.
Chumash officials said in a Sept. 12 letter that they want Santa Barbara County to “cease and desist” allowing flyovers or face a lawsuit.
“It’s just a misunderstanding,” said Jim Kunkle, of the airport authority. The misunderstanding apparently refers to the tribe’s belief that it has control of airspace above its reservation.
The tribe’s casino is about 2,000 feet west of the airport runway.
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