sentences:  By 1960, the post-World War II general aviation boom was well under way, and state and federal governments were financing small airport development under the FAA's Airport Improvement Program.Members of the community convinced the State of Oregon to purchase the airport and install a paved runway, taxiways and parking ramp.The Oregon Department of Aviation operated the airport as Seaside State Airport until 1990, at which time it was chosen as one of several airports targeted for divestiture by the state, and subsequently deeded to the city of Seaside.