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# Airport fumes stink
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/airport-fumes-stink-editor/
- Published: 2004-08-18T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T04:52:25.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica Airport, #archive-import

*By Marilyn Russell Culver City*

Thank you for Martin Rubin’s excellent article on jet fumes from Santa Monica Airport (SMDP, Aug. 11, page 5). I have been shocked to learn that jet arrivals and departures have jumped from 4,829 in 1994 to 16,210 in 2003\. I do not live immediately near the airport, but when I drive over Bundy Drive I have to close my car windows. I used to think, “Wow, the car ahead of me must be putting out extremely obnoxious fumes,” until I realized it was happening every time I was in that airport range, and recognized the smell of jet fuel. It’s time for our government to take a serious look at this creeping menace and stop it from ruining the lives of citizens.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 18, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/081804.pdf?ref=smdp.com)