Langley Air Force Base in Hampton (Diane Cebula, Daily Press / October 1, 2009)
Navy Jet Crash: 'Buffer Zones' Sought To Protect Neighborhoods -- L.A. Times
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- Municipalities in the Hampton Roads area, which is near the site of Friday’s U.S. Navy fighter jet crash in Virginia Beach, have bought land around a nearby Air Force base in hopes of minimizing damage from potential military air disasters.
The Daily Press reports that officials have attempted to expand a safety buffer zone south and west of Langley Air Force Base in Hampton to keep development from encroaching on the base’s landing and takeoff areas. Langley is less than 20 miles from Naval Air Station Oceana, where a U.S. Navy F/A-18D Hornet took off before slamming into an apartment complex two miles from the base.
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Update: Buffer zones being actively expanded around military air bases -- FOX43
My Comment: Aviation accidents do occur .... it is only prudent to have a "buffer" zone to protect oneself.
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