▁replace ▁the ▁current ▁D ash - 8 ▁aircraft ▁with ▁plan es ▁that ▁require ▁a ▁longer ▁run way ." ▁ ▁Activ ist ▁residents ▁respond ed ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁effort ▁against ▁the ▁expansion ▁and ▁a ▁reporting ▁app ▁for ▁noise , ▁health , ▁and ▁quality ▁of ▁life ▁compla ints . ▁East ▁H aven ▁Mayor ▁Mat uro ▁described ▁the ▁law suit ▁as ▁" fo ol ish ". ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Circ uit ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁ruled ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁Twe ed ▁New ▁H aven ▁Airport . ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁un anim ous ▁opinion , ▁the ▁court ▁ruled ▁that ▁the ▁state ▁stat ute ▁limit ing ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁run way ▁is ▁pre empt ed ▁by ▁federal ▁law , ▁and ▁is ▁therefore ▁invalid . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Connecticut ▁Att orney ▁General ▁William ▁T ong ▁submitted ▁an ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁seeking ▁a ▁challenge ▁to ▁the ▁run way ▁expansion . ▁▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁decl ined ▁to ▁hear ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Connecticut ' s ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁proposed ▁run way ▁expansion . ▁ ▁Having ▁exha usted ▁all ▁legal ▁options , ▁the ▁state ▁can ▁no ▁longer ▁prevent ▁the ▁air port ▁from ▁expand ing ▁its ▁run way ▁and ▁adding ▁additional ▁services . ▁ ▁Airlines ▁and ▁destin ations ▁ ▁Pass enger ▁ ▁En plan ements ▁ ▁Acc idents ▁and ▁inc idents ▁ ▁On