Lone_Pine_Airport

Lone Pine Airport

Lone Pine Airport

Airport in Lone Pine, California

Lone Pine Airport (FAA LID: O26) is a public airport located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Lone Pine serving Inyo County, California, United States. The airport has two runways and is mostly used for general aviation. Services include air ambulance for the southern part of the county, and search and rescue for Mount Whitney and Death Valley.[1]

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Charts: San Francisco; L5.

UNICOM/CTAF frequency: 122.8

Facilities

Lone Pine Airport has two runways:

  • Runway 16/34: 4,000 x 60 ft (1,219 x 18 m), surface: asphalt
  • Runway 13/31: 2,400 x 100 ft (732 x 30 m), surface: dirt

World War II

During World War II, the airport was used as a contract flying school by the United States Army Air Forces. The school operated between 1942 and 1944. It also controlled several auxiliary airfields:

See also

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  1. [1]
    Licari, Katie (June 4, 2024). "Revealed: These rural California airports need critical repairs. Los Angeles stands in their way". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
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