Public Hearing: August 18, 2026 at 7:00pm
New York based Sky Harbour Group is trying to build a private jet hub at Hillsboro Airport (HIO)
for 30 large private jets
that would cause a significant increase in jet flights and jet noise
over Tualatin, King City, Progress Ridge, Beaverton, Aloha, Hillsboro, and North Plains,
passing 2,300 feet above Bull Mountain, and 1,500 feet above Cooper Mountain.
We have filed a land use appeal
and we need your help to keep it funded.
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Negative Impacts:
- Noise Polution and Air Pollution
- Ultra-fine particles, VOCs, black carbon, NOx, CO2
- No limit on operating hours
- No cap on jet flight activity
- Directly across the street from the library
- Reduction in property values and quality of life
The flight path could be right above your house: [map]
Ways to get involved now:
- Sign the Petition
- Make a Donation to fund the legal fight
- Host a Yard Sign on your property
- Join our Email List
- Print a few Hillsboro or Beyond Flyers on yellow paper and post in your community
- Print a few Hillsboro or Beyond Flyers and canvas your neighborhood
- Get your organization to pass a Resolution
- Send an Info Sheet to your friends and neighbors
- Post on Social Media. Help get the word out!
- Talk to your neighbors
Ways to get involved later:
- Submit written comments once the window opens
- Attend the August 18 public hearing and deliver testimony
in the Media:
- Hillsboro Herald: Battle For Hillsboro Skies (7/5/2026)
- KATU News: Luxury Jet Expansion (4/10/2026)
- Hillsboro Herald: by Dirk Knudsen (4/9/2026)
Carbon Footprint:
Private jet travel is the most carbon-intensive mode of passenger transport.
Fuel Consumption for a Private Jet: (Bombardier Global 7500)
- Burns 1000 gallons of fuel the first 30 minutes of flight (take-off and climb)
- Burns 500 gallons per hour at cruise speed. 700 gallons per hour at top speed
- 14X more pollution per-passenger-mile than a commercial jetliner
- Average fuel economy of 1 mile per gallon (1 MPG)
Flight Tracking:
If you want to know if the plane that just flew over your house is heading to Hillsboro, check the real-time tracking map on ADS-B Exchange. If you click on an airplane, it will show you their entire flight path.