[3] The Los Angeles County Fire Department Air Operations unit is based at Barton Heliport (KPAI),[4] adjacent to the southeast of this airport.

[7] As a result, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a plan to look at what would be necessary to close the airport, and Representative Tony Cárdenas requested a comprehensive safety review.

[8] Los Angeles councilwoman Monica Rodriguez, Council District 7, joins 501(c)(3) Pacoima Beautiful in seeking Whiteman's closure.

No plans or disclosures have been released specifying which entities, public or for-profit, might acquire the land and facilities if closed, nor to what use they might be put.

[10] Although there have never been any injuries to people on the ground, there have been multiple incidents involving aircraft based at Whiteman Airport.