Santa Clara County owns it and is near the Evergreen district of San Jose where aviation pioneer John J. Montgomery experimented with gliders in 1911.

[4] John McAvoy and Bill Dunn of the Reid–Hillview Airport Association received the 1990 Grand Award from the Bay Area's Metropolitan Transportation Commission for organizing the airlift.

[8] On December 4, 2018, and again the following year, the board voted against accepting additional Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) funding that would have been contingent on Reid–Hillview's continued operation through 2051.

[6] Between 2019 and 2020, Santa Clara County undertook a community process to explore possible future uses for the airport site, resulting in a draft Reid–Hillview Vision Plan with the following vision statement:[11] In August 2021, Santa Clara County released a study that found elevated blood lead levels in children living near the airport.

[8][12] On August 16, 2021, airport officials responded to the study by announcing that fixed base operators would switch to unleaded aviation fuel.

[13] After which Santa Clara County's supervisor, Cindy Chavez, testified at the United States House Oversight Subcommittee on Environment in opposition of the national use of leaded aviation fuel.

[14] On August 18, the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to close the airport as soon as the FAA approves of its closure, which would be no sooner than January 1, 2022, and mandate the use of unleaded fuel as soon as possible.

[17] For years, local activists have pushed to close the airport, supported by Santa Clara County Supervisors Blanca Alvarado and Cindy Chavez.

[22][23] A study commissioned by the county and released in August 2021 found elevated blood lead levels in children living within a 1.5 miles radius of the airport.

Santa Clara County passed a new law stating the terminal would no longer allow unhealthy food or drinks to be sold inside.