Calverton Airport? It's far from clear that the end of LI is the right place for a major air-freight terminal.: [NASSAU AND SUFFOLK Edition]

Does a commercial airport belong in eastern Long Island? The Federal Aviation Administration thinks so, which is why it's virtually certain to pick up a 90-percent share of the cost of studying the idea. That's good. Despite the FAA's enthusiasm, many hard questions remain unanswered.

The Long Island Regional Planning Board is about to ask the FAA for $486,000 to take a long look at the feasibility of converting the Navy-owned Grumman airport in Calverton to commercial use. A year ago in a speech before a mid-Island business group, Joseph DelBalzo, the executive director of system development...