UPDATE: TCPalm.com published an interesting article regarding Airport Manager Erik Treudt’s termination from Martin County Airport. Though Mr. Treudt claims he was told that he was terminated “without cause,” according to the article, he was terminated among allegations of abusive behavior. You can read the article here UPDATE: We monitor the County Administrator and Commission … Read More
Whether it’s by design, a glitch, or we broke it, we don’t know, but Martin County’s official airport noise complaint form (found here) has been down since Friday, September 22, 2017 at 6:49 p.m. We list alternative contact methods on this page, and here is the link to send an email to Witham Field Airport … Read More
Whether you evacuated or weathered the storm, we truly hope that you fared well during Hurricane Irma. We did, and we’re very, very grateful for our blessings. We’re encouraging people to give however they’re able and to any organization they trust. PayPal is accepting donations to various vetted organizations and is covering the cost of … Read More
If you were wondering what that buzzing sound was in your ears, it wasn’t your imagination. It was, in fact, another 1500 small airplanes flying over your house during the month of August (and this is off season AND pre-customs facility), with most of those being flight school planes from Witham Field aka Stuart Airport. … Read More
Is there an air show in Stuart today? Why so many planes today in Stuart? But I thought they changed everything back? Following a relatively (used loosely) peaceful July — in any event, there was a reduction from prior months — those are the questions we received today, July 29, 2017, when, from 8 a.m. … Read More
The media has quoted Witham Field Airport Manager, George Stokus, as stating “The airport has been taking on 100 to 150 additional private passenger planes each weekend Trump has come to Mar-a-Lago because of flight restrictions imposed several airports in Palm Beach County“ and the “airport is getting at least 100 more aircraft than normal … Read More
Beginning in January 2017, airport noise from Witham Field Airport (SUA) in Stuart, Florida increased exponentially over western Martin County. The Martin County Commission and Witham Field officials claimed “nothing has changed.” Residents in western Martin County vehemently disagree, however. The number of flights overheard on a given day increased from a few unnoticeable planes … Read More