This is a sole survivor from our Civil Airports of the USA, still active only because (1) it was the most complete of the lot and (2) it's Aerofiles' home state. Like a majority of the stuff on our pages, it's a relic, but one that might still serve a purpose for some viewers. Files for the other 49 states were handed over to Paul Freeman to blend into his Abandoned Airports site, which does a more comprehensive job on that subject, and info on current airports can be found on many web sites so dedicated.

CODES: (C) commercial; (D) ag duster; (G) gliders; (L) limited fuel/services, usually unattended; (L aux) auxiliary with no fuel/services, emergency use; (M) municipal; (P) private, sometimes commercial or residential airpark, often available; (R) restricted, was reported available but cautionary or with prior approval (most exclusively restricted private fields are not listed); (S) seaplane anchorage/moorage. Runways: cd = compacted dirt; d = dirt; g = gravel; od = oiled/treated; p = paved; s = sod; t = turf; wwy = waterway/sealane. Coordinates [in brackets] are classic spherical degrees, minutes, and seconds (dd-mm-ss), as found and verified with GoogleEarth (GE) and maps; hemispheric locations are all West longitude and North latitude—coords shown without dashes have been verified. Elevations (elev:) in feet ASL. Runway headings are shown clockwise in the W through ENE hemisphere—as example, it can be assumed that a NW rwy will usually also be a SE rwy.

Entries are generally regarded as Airports unless otherwise named. Parenthetical years "(1946-19??)" show lifespans as known—therein a symbol "-->" shows the airport was active at the time of its inclusion on this list. Non-parenthetical dates are years of the transcribed data that follow an equal sign (=). The word "town" is used generically in reference to a city center or associated post office. @ reports notable field activity, pertinent data. Red text is a memo to ourselves (or any knowledgeable viewer). Purple text indicates namesakes or honoraria. Satellite and GoogleEarth™ aerial views from 2004-2008 are indicated by an asterisk (*) after a click icon.

As for GoogleEarth™, the coordinate numbers work well in locating fields, but the hyphens don't. Hyphens need to be replaced by spaces, and an N-comma and W added, as is done with the verified entries—eg: 34 10 00N, 118 10 00W. We are editing them as time permits ... a tedious job! (This also applies to the USAF and USN Airfields pages on the Military home page.)

It seems silly but, in this age of frivolous lawsuits, we caution that none of the information presented here should be used for actual flight operations. So there.

Ace Field Los Angeles [34 00 33N, 118 10 04W] (19??-19??) Was Sprott Field. c.1931 = (C) 6100 Telegraph Rd, W of Atlantic Ave, S of Telegraph. (As Sprott: (C) 5 mi SE of city hall along UPRR; elev: 200; triangular 3950'x3320'x1525' all-way sod field;) another source shows 3450'x3077'x1600'. One of the many names that were Telegraph-Atlantic at one time or another. Needs sorting out.

Adams Fresno [36 42 15N, 119 44 19W] (19??-19??) = INFO NEEDED about this reported field located on SW corner at E Jensen and S Chestnut Aves.

Adamson Field Olancha [36 16 42N, 118 00 01W] 2006 = (L or R) 0.24 mi SE of town, S of hwy 190 at the bend; N dirt strip.

Adams Port aka Adams N Hollywood [34 12 00 N, 118 22 26 W] (1931-c.1941) Was Lloyd's. 1931 = (C) 11036 Sherman Way, acquired and renamed by J J Adams as 640'x1750' rectangular field with oiled sod surface, W of Vineland, between Sherman Way and SPRR, next to Wilson. c.1941 = Closed, became Lockheed Air Terminal property as part of the clearway for rwy 25.

Adelanto [34 32 15 N, 117 27 46 W] (19??-->) 1995 = (L) 4.3 mi SW of town; elev: 2980; WNW 2500' p. 2006 = W 5100' d.

Adelanto see El Mirage, Hansen, Krey Field, Sun Hill Ranch.

Adin [41 11 10N, 120 57 14W] (19??-->) 1968 = W 2200' p. 1992 = (L) 1 mi SW of town, NW of hwy 299. elev: 4228; WNW 2850' p.

Aero Corp of California Los Angeles [33 57 13N, 118 18 48W] (1926-1930) 2/3/26 = (C) Leased 310-acre field between W 91 and W 92 Sts and S Van Ness Ave and S Western Ave, N of Burdette-Dycer #2. 1927 = @ Fokker distributor; Standard Flying School; established Standard Air Lines. 1928 = Relocated to NW of W Century Blvd & S Western Ave [33 56 46 N, 118 18 38 W] with access taxiway to Dycer #2. 1930 = Sold interests to Western Air Express (WAE).

Agua Caliente Agua Caliente Springs [32 57 20N, 116 17 40W] (19??-->) 1968 = (L) 1 mi NE of town; elev: 1220; WNW 2500' p. 1988 = ditto.

Agua Dulce Airpark [34 30 09N, 118 18 51W] (1983-->) = (C) elev: 2680; NE 4200' p. 1992 = 2 mi E of town, NE San Fernando Valley; elev: = 2660; NE 4600' p.

Aha-quin [33 51 57N, 114 31 37W] (19??-->) 2006 = (L) 18 mi NNE of Blythe, E of Hwy 95; elev: c.300; N 2280' p.

Akin Coloma [38 45 10 N, 120 54 07 W] OR [38 45 13 N, 120 53 56 W] (19??-->) 2006 = (L, possibly P) 3.2 mi S of town; elev: 1595.

Alameda [37 47 42N, 122 19 27W] (1929-1936) 1929 = (C) S shore of Oakland Estuary, all-way sod field with one W rwy, 3 hangars, yacht basin. Dedication 3/2/29; "30,000 attending." 100 of 345 acres developed; 2 large and 7 individual hangars. Landfill extended by owner Curtiss Co 2000' into SF Bay; "existing hangars to be dismantled and relocated along sides of field." 1930 = Identified as Curtiss-Wright Airport in 1931 (ACYB). USAC colocation. 1933 = (C) 3.5 NW of town, 3 mi SW Oakland; elev: 10. T-shape all-way field with oiled and sand surface; W 2500'x900' od, 2000'x200' od. 1935 = @ Pan American Airways base. 1936 = (C, S) ditto, plus "filled land on SF Bay at W end of estuary"; W 2500', N 2000' sod. Landing area floodlights, beacon and boundary lights. PanAm seaplane moorage. 6/1/36 = 100-acre property deeded to Army, who in turn transferred it to USN in September, but no construction took place because of lack of funding. 11/1/40 = Became Alameda NAS; 2,720 acres included 5 rwys and seaplane lagoon, 2 aircraft carrier piers. 9/30/97 = Decommissioned for economic reasons. 1999 = Land ceded to city, renamed Alameda Point for industrial development.

Alameda see Curtiss-Wright, San Francisco Bay Airdrome, Sunset Field.

Alamo, Jolon Strip [35 58 05N, 121 11 01W] (19??-19??) 2006 = NW dirt strip and parking area 1.5 mi WSW of town, S of Mission Rd; elev: 960. Utility strip for Hunter-Liggett; doubtful any civil use.

Alexander Valley Healdsburg [38 38 N, 122 48 W] ? (19??-19??) 1960 = (L) 4 mi WNW of town; elev: 180; 1900' t. 19??: Closed.

Alhambra [34 04 31 N, 118 06 45 W] (1929-1946) 1929 = (C) Renamed from Western Air Express. c.1935 = (C) E of town, 7 mi E of LA; elev: 380; square sod field with one "surfaced" NE 2870' (>2600') and three dirt rwys: W 2125', NW 2500', N 2200'. 1939 = Bordered by Valley Blvd, New Ave, E Ramona (Ross)=, S Almansor; NE 2800' dg. @ Western Air College, Harlow Aircraft Co. 1944 = Purchased by city. 1945 = Purchased by Harlow Aircraft Co. 1946 = Sold to real estaters.

Allen Maricopa [est: 35 03 07N, 119 01 13W] (1946-19??) WW2 = Gardner Field's satellite. 1950 = (P) 21.4 mi E of town, 22 mi S of Bakersfield, S of hwy 166; elev: 500; 3200' p. 19?? = Closed, reverted to agriculture. No trace remains.

Allen Field Terminal Island [33 44 51N, 118 15 14W] (1928-1935) 7/x/28 = (C) 410-acre civil airport built on a portion of the expanded section of Terminal Island, but a USN reserve training facility was colocated there, as well, and had frequent use of its landing areas and beaching properties by seaplanes from naval ships anchored nearby. 1936 = Rededicated as Reeves Field NAB.

Alessandro Flying Field Riverside [33-54 117-15] (19??-1918) was it ever civil airport?. 3/15/1918 = Became March AFB.

Alpine Co Markleeville [38 44 03N, 119 46 00W] (19??-->) 1968 = (C) elev: 5880; N 4400' g. 1975 = (L) 3 mi N of town, 1 mi SE of reservoir; elev: 5880; N 4400' p. 1992 = elev: 5867.

Alta Dinuba [36 32 22N, 119 18 58W] (c.1947-1994) 1951 = (C) elev: 360; 2300' d. 1968 = (L) N 3300' p. 1992 = 3.5 mi E of town along Road 116 between El Monte Way and RR; elev: 364; N 3365' p. 1994 = closed.

Alta Sierra Grass Valley [39 06 43N, 121 03 17W] (19??-->) 1968 = (C) elev: 2274; N 3016' p. 1992 = (P) 7 mi S of town, 1.2 mi E of hwy 49; elev: 2310; NNE 3000' p.

Alturas [41-x-x 120-x-x] ? (c.1925-19??) 1927 = (L) Listed as "Temporary"; 0.5 mi N of town, half-mile square field was inside rodeo grounds and golf course; W dirt rwy.

Alturas #2 [41 31 14N, 120 39 50W] (1944-1968) 1948 = (L aux) 7 mi WNW of town, c.1 mi NW of Airport Rd and Crowder Flat Rd; elev: 5034; NW 6250' p. Developed by CAA and USFS. 1960 = used by CDF borate combers and tankers. 1963 = seen on later charts as Devil's Garden; elev: 5022; closed to civil use during fire seasons. 1968 = closed, became Conservation Camp (c.1985); rwy extant but unused and deteriorating.

Alturas Muni [41 28 57N, 120 33 55W] (19??-->) 1968 = (M) NNE 3450', NW 2650' p, W 2550' t. 1988 = 1 mi W of town, S of W 4th St, W of N Warner St. elev: 4375; NW 4300', NNE 3460' p. 1992 = ditto. 2003 = NW 4301' p, NNE 2935' p.

Alturas see American Legion-Laird Field, Bates Field, California Pines.

Alum Rock [-?-] San Jose (19??-19??) 1936 = 4 mi E of town; 0.25 E of race track; elev: 75; NW 1800' s.

Amador Co Jackson [38 22 36 N, 120 47 38W] (19??-19??) 1960 = elev: 1711; 2050' od. 19??: Renamed Westover Field.

Amargo see Trenary.

Amargosa Death Valley Junction [36 17 44 N, 116 25 33 W] (19??-19??) 19?? = (L Aux) 1 mi W of town; elev: 2037; N 1300' g. Emergency only. INFO NEEDED on this old mystery site. Maybe was CAA Intermediate?

Amargosa Death Valley Junction [36 18 04 N, 116 25 02 W] (1936-->) 1936 = (L aux) Renamed from Death Valley Junction, 0.2 mi W of town on T&TRR (now abandoned); elev: 2037; 2000'x200' sandy loam field. 1951 = NNE 2350' d.

Amboy, Amboy Muni [34 33 39N, 115 44 57W] (19??-->) 1927 = (L) 0.4 mi N of town, N of hwy at Amboy Rd; 1750'x200' dirt field, NW strip. 1930 = (C) (ACYB). 1933 = (L) adjoins town on N; elev: 601; 1300'x300' gravel field. 1936 = N of hwy 66 and RR; NW 1400' g. 1941-1944: Amboy AAF Aux, satellite for Patton AAF. 19?? = became Amboy Muni. Purported to be one of the first airports in California, this "Muni" serves the town's population of about 12. Visit downtown Amboy.

American Los Angeles [-?-] (19??-19??) 1931 = (C) 6 mi SW of town; elev: 112. 3500'x3100' all-way sod field with three oiled rwys: two W 1000' and one N 3000'. Is American Aircraft or vice-versa?

American Aircraft Los Angeles [-?-] (c.1928-19??) 19?? = (C) 3809 Angeles Mesa Dr. @ American Aircraft Corp; American Air School. Between Sperl and Rogers.

American Legion, Laird Field Alturas [-?-] (19??-19??) 1933 = (L) adjoins town on NE, SE of corral; elev: 4300; 2640' square dirt field with three strips: W 2340'x750', NW 3500'x200', NE 3500'x300'.

American Legion Tracy [37 41 19N, 121 26 22W] (19??-19??) 1936 = (C) elev: 190. Became Tracy.

Anderson see Pinnegar.

Andy McBeth Klamath Glen [41 30 43N, 123 59 44W] (19??-->) 2005 = (L) 1 mi S of town, W of river; elev: 42; WNW 2400' p.

Angels Camp [est: 38 02 58 N, 120 31 40 W] (19??-1960) 1960 = Renamed Frog Town.

Angwin see Parrett.

Antelope Valley Lancaster [34-39 118-08] (19??-19??) 1950 = (C) S of town; elev: 2530; 2700' d.

Antioch [37 57 58N, 121 48 02W] (1947-1993) 1948 = (C) elev: 195; W 2100' d. 1968 = elev: 180; W 2500' p. 1988 = W 2480' p. 1992 = (P) 3 mi S of town, S of Mt Hamilton Dr between Golf Course Rd and Dallas Ranch Rd; elev: 185. 1993 = Closed, turned into housing.

Antioch see Skyvale.

Apple Valley [34 31 35N, 117 12 55W] (19??-19??) 1950 = 6.3 mi ENE of Victorville; elev: 2930; W 4200' d. @ Fdrs: Roy Rogers & Dale Evans. 1983 = 2.4 mi NW of town, NE of Hwy 18 S (Happy Trails Hwy), S of of Thunderbird Rd; elev: 2928; W 4125' p. 19?? = Closed for real estate development, some remnants visible in aerials (2006).

Apple Valley Co [34 34 44N, 117 11 09W] (19??-->) 1968 = (C) N 6500', N 1038' d. 1977 = N 6498' p. 1998 = 5.5 mi N of town, 6.6 mi NE of Victorville; elev: 3059; N 6500' p. 2002 = E 4100' N 6500'.ß

Aptos see Rio Del Mar.

Arcadia Air Field [-?-] (1926-19??) = (L) Arcadia (US Air Service mapping ops).

Arcata-Eureka McKinleyville [40-58-45 124-06-28] (c.1947-->) WW2 = Arcata NAS. 1968 = (M) NW 5998' p, N 4499' p. @ Humboldt Bay CGAS (6/?/77-->). 1998 = 7 mi N of Arcata; elev: 218; NW 5998' p, N 4499' p.

Archie Dean Field see Paso Robles.

Ardis Downey [33-54-02 118-08-02] (19??-19??) 1936 = (C) 2.5 mi SE of town on Cerritos Rd, 12.5 mi SE of L A; halfway between Maplewood St & Compton Blvd (now Somerset Blvd) and between Cerritos & Ardis Aves; elev: 200. Irregular sandy and clay field with two rwys: NW 1600' and NE 1800'. @ Mamie Haygood Ardis, co-owner. 1939 = elev: 85; NW 1500' d.

Arlington Riverside [33-57 117-26] (19??-19??) c.1922 = (C) @ Clarence O Prest Aircraft Co. 1928 = "Prest closing out his (war-surplus) stock ... has done some talking of going into the manufacturing end..." (WnFly 2/28). 1950 = elev: 765; 3200' s.

Artesia see Cranford.

Art Scholl Field see Rialto.

Arvin [35-12 118-55] (19??-19??) 1950 = (P) 4.5 mi W of town; elev: 373; 2800' d. Not in Jepp68 or 48 secl

Ash Mountain Three Rivers [36-29-44 118-50-03] (c.1947-->) 2006 = (P Natl Park Svc) 4 mi NE of town; elev: 1820.

Ascot Park Commerce [34-00-33 118-09-39] (19??-19??) c.1911 = (L) Atlantic Blvd & Telegraph Rd. 1912 = Race track advertised Aviation Meet 11/24-12/11. (Roots of Ace Field? or Telegraph-Atlantic?)

Atwater [37-19-22 120-36-00 (est)] (19??-19??) 1936 = (C) 2 mi S of town; elev: 156; 1320'x2640' sod field. DoC Site #26 on Los Angeles-San Francisco Airway.

Atwater [37-20-04 120-36-17] (1964-1994) Was Buller. 1964 = (M) 0.5 mi S of town; elev: 142; 2200' od. 1988 = W 1800' od. 1992 = 1 mi S of town, S of RR; elev: 145; NW 2670' p. 1994 = Closed, as former Castle AFB became Atwater Muni.

Atwater see Castle.

Atwood Fullerton [33-52- 117-50-] (19??-19??) 1950 = (P) elev: 235; 1500'.

Auburn [38-56-27 121-03-18] (19??-->) 1936 = (M) 3.3 mi NNE of town; elev: 1354; N 3100' t, NW 2400' d. DoC Site #10 on San Francisco-Salt Lake City Airway. 195? = The field was moved NNW a bit to higher ground 3.8 mi N of town [38-57-15 121-04-56]. 1960 = elev: 1523; ENE 3100' p. 1992 = elev: 1520. 2006 = elev: 1536; ENE 3100' p.

Auburn see Skyridge.

Avalon SPB Santa Catalina Island [33 21 12 N, 118 19 46 W] (19??-19??) 1990= (S). Docking facility with ramp, located at Hamilton Beach, 0.65 mi N of town.

Avalon Bay aka Catalina Santa Catalina Island [33 24 18 N, 118 24 57 W] (1941-->) 1941 = (C) 6 mi NW of town. Built by Wilmington-Catalina Airline to accommodate its two Lockheed Lodestars on a NE 3400' rwy. 1950 = elev: 1560; NE 3250' p. 1998 = elev: 1602; NE 3240' p.

Avalon see Catalina Moorage-Sugar Loaf, Pebbly Beach SPB.

Avenal [36-00-05 120-08-25] (19??-19??) 1936 = (C) elev: 500; WNW 2400', W 2200', N 1600' od. 1950 = 3200' d. 1988 = (P) W of town at hwy intersection; elev: 790; WNW 2880' d, NNW 2000' d.

Azavedo Santa Rita Park [37-03-00 120-33-57] (19??->) 1964 = (P) elev: 113; 2880' d. 1968 = 2 mi E of town; N 2000' d.

Bacchi Valley Coloma [38-49-02 120-55-20] (19??-->) 2006 = (L.P) 2.2 mi NW of town, N of hwy 49; elev: 760. WNW dirt strip.

Bagdad [-?-] (19??-19??) 1936 = (C) 1 mi S of town; elev: 700; 155 acre sod and dirt field with N, W & NW 4000' landing areas. DoC Site #16 on Los Angeles-Amarillo Airway. (not in Jepp 68).

Baker [-?-] (19??-19??) 1928 = (Standard Oil ad, WnFly 1/28). 1936 = (C) 1 mi N of town; elev: 1000; 2625'x2625' sandy field. DoC Site #16 on Los Angeles-Salt Lake City Airway.

Baker [35 17 13N, 116 04 55W] (19??-->) 1968 = (C) elev: 920; NNW 3200' p. 1992 = 2 mi NW of town; elev: 922; NNW 3157' p. 2000 = (L).

* Baker Culver City [33 59 18N, 118 24 04W] (1927-1928) = (C) NE corner of Centinela & Jefferson Blvds; elev: 100. @ Frank Baker, Baker Aircraft Co. 1928 = Became Kreutzer and Culver City.

Baker & Hall Tucker Mtn [36 43 01N, 119 08 18W] (19??-->) 2006 = (L) elev: 2150; W dirt strip.

Bakersfield Airpark, Bakersfield Muni [35 19 27N, 118 59 47W] (19??-->) 1950 = (M) 3000' p. 1977 = NNW 3200' p. 1992 = (M) 3 mi SSE of town; elev: 376; NNW 4000' p.

Bakersfield-Kern Co #1 [35 25 43 N, 119 03 01 W] (1927-1968) 1927 = (L) 2600' all-way square dirt field, hwy and RR parallel W side. 1936 = 6.5 mi NW of town; elev: 495; NW 3600' od, NE 3000' od, W 2350' od, N 2000' od. WW2 = USAAF satellite for Hammer Field. 1960 = (C) elev: 515; 5900' p. 1968 = Became Meadows Field.

Balboa Bay Newport Beach [-?-] (19??-19??) 1950 = (C) N edge of town; elev: 100; 2600' t.

Balfe Ranch Clovis [-?-] (19??-19??) 1936 = (P) 6.5 mi NE of town; NW 1200' d.

Bandini [-?-] (19??-19??) 19?? = (P) 5.6 mi from LA, no direction noted.

Banning [33 55 21 N, 116 51 22 W] (19??-->) 1930 = (ACYB.) 1936 = (M) elev: 2240; W 2640' g. 1950 = ditto. 1968 = ditto. 1998 = 1 mi E of town, E of S Hathaway St, S of RR and hwy; elev: 2219; W 5200' p.

* Barnes Rancho Lancaster [34 51 50N, 117 57 55W] (1935-1953] 19?? = (P) 15 mi NE of town, S of Willow Springs Rd, 2.7 mi W of Lancaster Blvd (aka Barnes Rd); elev: 2368. NE 3600' d, later expnded in number and lengths (c.1940-50). Florence "Pancho" Barnes, developer as adjunct to her Rancho Oro Verde Fly-Inn Dude Ranch, less formally the "Happy Bottom Riding Club." Legendary recreation spot frequented by legendary pilots and other notables was not, as some reports hinted, a brothel but a bona fide resort, as well as a working ranch and farm, staffed mainly by lovely ladies who remained ladies under Barnes' strict code of conduct. Its demise came after legal battles with EAFB brass about her land being needed for a rwy extension, which never was made after she threw in the towel and moved out in 1953. 2005 = Long abandoned, faint outlines of N, W, and NE strips are still visible in the sand, and an annual memorial barbecue is still held there by her fans and friends. The last vestige is the U-shaped former clubhouse with its fountain in the shape of a USAF insigne [34 51 49 N, 117 57 22 W].

Barstow, Barstow 30-20 [est: 34 54 48N, 117 01 17W] (19??-19??) 1930 = (ACYB). 1936 = 1.5 mi N of town; elev: 2150; W 1300' hard sand..

Barstow see Ludlow.

Barstow-Daggett [34 51 11N, 116 47 24W] (1933-->) 1933 = Was Daggett. 1936 = (C) 5 mi E of Barstow; elev: 2006; NE 4000', W 3800', N 3250' sandy g. DoC Site #10B on Los Angeles-Amarillo Airway. WW2 = USAAF combat crew training base. 1968 = W 6400', NE 5494' p. 1992 = 4 mi E of Barstow; elev: 1927; W 6400', NE 5150' p. 2000: W 6400' p, NE 5119' p.

Bass Lake Wishon [-?-] (19??-19??) 1951 = (C,L) elev: 2280; 2200'.

Bates Field Alturas [41 25 15 N, 120 34 06 W] 2006 = (P) 5 mi S of town, W of County Rd 60; elev: 4400. NW 2200' t.

Baumann Field see Rio Vista.

Bay Cities Lawndale [33-52-28 118-20-52] (19??-19??) 19?? = (C) S of town, bordered by Hawthorne Blvd, Redondo Beach Blvd, 174 St (Artesia Blvd), Prairie Ave, SW of Alondra (now Hogan) Park.

Bay Meadows San Mateo [37-33-00 122-18-13] (19??-1954) 1948 = (C) 1.5 mi SE of town, N side of Bay Meadows racetrack; elev: 6; NW 2700' t.

Beaumont [33-56-01 116-59-00] 1936 = (C) 1.5 mi E of town, 1 mi W of Richfield beacon on hwy; elev: 2560; W 1500' g. 1950 = (P) elev: 2570; NW 2500'. 1965 = Field shown on secl as closed.

Beckwourth [39-49-05 120-21-23] (19??-1962) Was Portola-Plumas Co. 1998 = (L) 1 mi E of town; elev: 4895; W 3520' p. 1962 = Became Nervino or .

Bear Creek aka Thompson Airstrip Murrieta [33-33-55 117-14-24] (19??-1998) 19?? = (P) 2 mi NW of town; elev: 1120; NW 2682' p. 1998 = Closed.

Beiber see Southard Field.

Bell [-?-] (19??-19??) 19?? = (C) 210 S Atlantic Blvd; 2000'x2000' field.

Bellflower [33-53-25 118-06-42] (1948-c.1952) 1948 = (C) N of Center St (now Alondra Blvd), E of Woodruff Ave; NE 2100' s. E edge of present site of Bellflower HS, encompassing McNab Ave. c.1952 = Closed.

Belmont [37-31-33 122-16-20] (19??-19??) 1948 = (C) 0.5 mi NE of town; elev: 5; 3000'. SEE NOTE *1.

Belmont Fresno [36 45 08 N, 119 53 15 W] (19??-19??) 1947 = N of W Belmont Ave between N Hayes and N Cornelia Aves; elev: 265. NW 2600' d. 2006 = A faint image of the rwy still visible in aerials.

Benbow Garberville [-?-] (19??-19??) 1936 = 3 mi S of town, 1.5 mi W of hwy 101; elev: 460; N 2050'. This location puts it in some steep mountainous terrain and is suspect. There is a flat area, now a golf course, 2.2 mi S of town, just E of hwy 101, which could have served as a flying field, as well as three streets with the name Benbow in them. We guess [40-04-04 123-47-09], as well as 1.9 mi SE over the hill from Garberville Airport.

Benecia [38-03-56 122-10-52] (19??-19??) 1948 = (C) 2 mi NW of town, 2 mi SE of Vallejo, SW side of hwy; elev: 10; 2200' d.

Benton Airpark Redding [40-34-28 122-24-28] (1929-1960) 1930 = (M) Also as Benton Field (ACYB.) 1936 = (M) 7 mi S of town; W 3000', N 2800' clay and g. Lt John W Benton, USAAC. WW2 = Redding AAF. 1960 = Became Redding.

Benton Field Alameda [est 37 47 13N, 122 19 04W] (1927-1936) (C) W of San Francisco Bay Airdrome; elev: 6. Also used by Army as an aux field. Land became part of Alameda NAS in 1940. First PanAm Clipper terminal and seadrome. About a half-dozen four-pipe destroyers were sunk to form a breakwater. Later they floated all but one; it stayed in place, covered by sand, asphalt, and concrete in the infield between the runways of Alameda NAS, near where the main gate was. When the Navy agreed to build the base, they took over the Army site and PanAm gave up their terminal to move to Treasure Island. (— E R Kallus)

Benton Landing Field [37 49 19N, 118 28 34W] (19??-19??) 2006 = (L) NNW 2000' dirt strip adjacent to town, N of hwys 6 and 120, 32 mi NNW of Bishop; elev: 5428. Possible WW2 military satellite or aux.

Beresford (19??-19??) 1928 = is San Mateo?

Berkeley [37 52 41N, 122 18 26W] (19??-19??) 1926 = (C) !.5 mi W of town on filled land on bay shore at the foot of Gilman St; elev: 5; two 1600' d rwys. 1929 = "Neilsen plant under construction"; 3 runways 1000', 2000', 2500'. 1930 = (M) Approval as DoC emergency field. Identified as Nielsen [sic] Field in ACYB. 193? = Closed. Berkeley also had a much earlier field, reported to be at Kittridge and George Sts about 1900, for balloon flights.

Bermuda Dunes [33-44-54 116-16-29] (19??-->) 1968 = (L) 0.8 mi NE of town, SW of RR; WNW 3500' p. 1988 = (P) 4 mi NW of town; elev: 69; WNW 4030' p.

Berryessa (island) Lake Berryessa [38-34-18 122-13-30] (19??-19??) 19?? = (R) Rough dirt strip on island. See also Lake Berryessa SPB.

Best Woodland [38-46 121-46] (19??-19??) 1936 = (C) 2.5 mi N of town, S of road. N 2500' d. 1960 = (P) 1750' asphalt.

Bidwell, Bidwell Field Red Bluff [40-09-03 122-15-07] (19??-1968) 1930 = (M) (ACYB). 1936 = (C) 1.5 mi SW of town; elev: 350; 2640'x1320' gravel field. 1968 = Became Red Bluff.

Bieber [41-08-21 121-07-27] (19??-19??) 1968 = (L) 1.5 mi NE of town. NE 2950' p. 19?? = Became Southard.

Big Bear City [34 15 49N, 116 51 26W] (1925-->) 1925 = 115th CA Natl Guard encampment. 1928 = (L) elev: c.7000; c.5000' d. 1968 = W 3700' p. 1992 = (C) W of town; elev: 6750; W 5850' p.

Biggs see Jones.

Big Pine [approx: 37-08-42 118-16-55] (19??-19??) 1936 = (C) 1 mi S of town, W of Hwy 395; elev: 4000; NW 3000', NE 2000' hard sand. 2006 = [37-08-46 118-14-21] Very faint traces remain of a NW dirt rwy and some support roads 3 mi SE of town, E of abandoned RR; probable AAF Aux use during WW2. Needs verification.

Bishop [37 22 19N, 118 21 49W] (19??-->) 1936 = (C) 2 mi NE of town; elev: 4000; NW 2750' d, NE 2500' d . WW2 = Bishop AAF. 1968 = (C) NW 7500', N 5600', W 5560' p. 1988 = ditto. 1992 = 2 mi E of town; elev: 4120; NW 7498', N 5600', WSW 5566'.

Bishop see Coyote Flats.

Blackwells Blackwells Corners [-?-] (19??-19??) 1950 = 52 mi WNW of Bakersfield; elev: 650. Likely is West Hills Co-op [35 38 54N, 119 53 08W].

Blair Hanford [36-16-26 119-38-16] (19??-->) 1975 = (L) 4 mi S of town; elev: 231; W 2200' d. 2006 = (P) Corporate ops only.

Bland Kerman [36-42-38 120-01-50] (19??-->) 1968 = (L,R) 2 mi SE of town, N of RR; elev: 222; WNW 1800' od/turf .

Blue Canyon aka Nyack Emigrant Gap [39-16-29 120-42-35] (1936-->) 19?? = 1.5 mi SW of town, S of hwy, 4.5 mi SW of Clyde Peak; elev: 5276; N 3375' d, NE 2250' d. DoC Site #13 on San Francisco-Salt Lake City airway. 1968 = (L) N 3300' p. 1998 = (L) 1 mi SW of town; elev: 5273; NW 3300' p.

Blythe [33-36-26 114-34-21] (19??-19??) 1936 = (L aux) E edge of town, between E Hobson Way and E 14 Ave, W of S Intake Blvd; elev: 265; N 2700' p. 19?? = Became Heron.

Blythe [33-36-59 114-43-00] (19??-->) WW2 = Satellite for March AFB; triangular field with W, NW, N and NE rwys. 1950 = 6915' p. 1968 = W 6543' p, NE 6479' p, N 5865' p. 1992 = (C) 7 mi W of town; elev: 397; N 5820' p, W 6562' p; NW and NE rwys closed.

Blythe Airfield [est: 33-34-25 114-37-21] (19??-19??) 1936 = (C) 3 mi SW of town; elev: 265. Irregular sod field with NE 3637' and N 2525' strips. Reported flashing beacon suggests a civil airway site. However, coordinates center in a developed agricultural area with no visible traces of an airport.

Blythe see Gary Field, Heron, Midland, Skyway Airpark, W R Byron.

Bob's [38-49-47 121-43-05] (19??-->) (P) 2 mi N of town, elev: 40; N 2340' p .

Bob Hope see Burbank.

Bodega Bay [approx: 38-19 123-02] (19??-19??) 1960 = (L) elev: 2; 1800'.

Bohunks Airpark Lancaster [34 41 37 N, 118 16 45 W] (19??-->) 2005 = (L) 8.4 mi W of town; elev: c.2390; ENE 2400' d, NE 1600' d.

Bolam Lake Havasu [34 29 07 N, 114 24 31 W] (19??-19??) 1954 = (L) NNE 1500' g (LA secl 1954/1958 via Chris Kennedy). @ Mgr R P Bolam. 2006 = Closely NW of the Havasu Marina on the Colorado R. Tell-tale "Bolam Airport Rd" leads to the remnants of what might have been the apron, now decorated with parked RVs.

Bonanza Hills Snelling [37 31 24 N, 120 23 51 W] (19??-->) 1975 = (L) 2.3 mi ENE of town; elev: 295; ENE 4100' d.

Bonny Doon Village Santa Cruz [37 04 14 N, 122 07 40 W] (1930-1973) 1930 = Began ops. Nov 1973 = Closed, property sold to Mt Hermon Assn.

Boonville [39 00 50 N, 123 22 55 W] (19??-->) 1968 = NW 3000' p. 1975 = (L) 1 mi NW of town; elev: 371; NW 3000'. 1992 = (P) NW 3240' p.

Borax Boron [35 01 48 N, 117 42 28 W] (19??-->) 19?? = (R) NW of town; elev: 2400'; WSW 3300' p. Commercial plant ops.

Borderland San Ysidro [32 34 x N, 117 04 x W] (19??-19??) 1950 = (C) 1.75 NW of town, between hwy and RR; elev: 80; 1850'. 19?? = Closed?

Borges Clarksburg [38 26 34 N, 121 30 27 W] (19??-1998) 19?? = (L) 1.9 mi NE of town; elev: 12; W 2335' t. 1998 = Closed.

Boron [-?-] (19??-19??) 1950 = NNW of town; elev: 2550; 2500' d.

Boron [35 00 06 N, 117 36 34 W] (19??-->) 1968 = elev: 2450; ENE 2500' d, WNW 2500' d, N 2500' d. 1988 = (P) 2.2 mi E of town; elev: 2499; ENE 2200' d, WNW 1900' d.

Borrego Air Ranch Borrego Springs [33 11 30 N, 116 16 50 W] (19??-->) 1950 = (R) 5 mi SE of town; elev: 575; two 2400' rwys. 2006 = (R) Private housing development with one W 2400' p rwy. Possible utility use NE 3100' d rwy off to E.

Borrego Valley [33 15 30 N, 116 19 22 W] (19??-->) WW2 = Borrego NAAF. 1950 = (C) ENE 3500' p. 1968 = ENE 3482' p. 1992 = 3 mi E of town; elev: 520; ENE 5000' p.

Borrego Valley Springs [maybe 33 15 41 N, 116 24 02 W] (19??-19??) 1950 = (P) elev: 700; NNE 2000' d. 2007 = No substantial location found on Google search, but what could pass for a faded NNE c.1800' dirt rwy is a guess.

Boulder Creek [37 09 N, 122 10 W] (19??-19??) 1948 = 2 mi NW of town; elev: 810; 2900'. 1963 = 2850' od. 2006 = 4.5 mi ENE of town ??. Nothing found at either claimed site.

Bowles Live Oak [39-17-10 121-41-37] (19??-->) 1968 = (P) N 1650' p. 1992 = 2 mi WNW of town; elev: 75; NNW 2600'.

Bowlus Ranch [-?-] (c.1938-19??) = (P) E San Fernando Valley. Property of Hawley Bowlus, noted designer and manufacturer of sport sailplanes and WW2 troop-carrying gliders, its exact location is uncertain but was generally in the foothills behind what is now Hansen Dam.

Brackett La Verne [34-05-30 117-46-54] (19??-->) 1950 = (C) 1 mi SW of town; elev: 1000; W 2400' s. 1963 = W 3500' p. 1970 = W 4004'. 2006 = W 4839' p.

Brand Field Glendale [34-08 118-15] (1919-c.1930) 4/12/1923 = (C) head of Brand Blvd; elev: 650; 1200'x600' rolled dirt field. Millionaire Leslie C Brand, original owner of a nearby stately residence, El Miradero, dubbed "Brand Castle," established this well-manicured grassy field that featured hangars at one end and a putting green on the other. Only three aircraft are known to have been actually based there, but Brand apparently bought many war surplus Jennies, some to tinker with and fly as a sport, although most languished in storage buildings. Apparently the field was in use as late as around 1930. The area is now totally residential (and Brand's home a library).

Branstetter Sacramento [38-38-17 121-30-54] (1945-c.1958) 1945 = (C) 4 mi NNW of town; elev: 20. N 3000' od. c.1958 = Became Natomas.

Brawley [32-59-34 115-31-00] (19??-->) 1930 = (ACYB). 1936 = 1 mi E of RR, 1.5 mi SE of river; elev: -120; 2640'x2640' sod field. 1950 = 3100'. 1968 = NW 2800', W 2447' p. 1992 = 1 mi NE of town; elev: -129; W 4447' p.

Brawley see O'Connell.

Brea [-?-] (19??-19??) 1927 = 1.5 mi E of town, S of hwy, W of PERR; 2000'x1800' all-way field with W rwy. 1928 = (Standard Oil ad, WnFly 1/28).

Brian Ranch [34-30-53 117-45-45] (19??-->)

Bridge Bay SPB Redding [40-45-28 122-19-22] (19??-->) 2005 = (S,L) 11 mi N of town, S shore of Shasta Lake, W of bridge; elev: 1065; 10000'x4000' wwy.

Bridgeport see Bryant.

Brown Field Chula Vista [32-34-20 116-58-48] (1943-->) 6/11/43 = Brown NAAS / Otay Mesa NAAS; Cdr Melville S Brown, USN. 19?? = Deeded to city of San Diego (C). 1968 = 13 mi ESE of town; elev: 524; parallel rwys W 8000' p and 2498' p. 1997 = parallel rwys W 7999' p and 3032' p.

Brownsville Aero Pines [39-27-17 121-17-27] (19??-->) 1968 = 2600' od. 1992 = (C) 2 mi SW of town; elev: 2120; ENE 2550' p.

Bryant Field Bridgeport [38-15-47 119-13-18] (19??-->) 1968 = NNW 4380' p. 1992 = (L) N edge of town, S shore of lake; elev: 6468; NNW 4400' p.

Buchanan Concord [37-59-22 122-03-25] (1947-->) WW2 = Concord Aux AAF. c.1946 = aka Contra Costa Co as civil field. 1950 = Air show. 1968 = (C) NW 4600' p, NW 2800' p, NE 5000' p, NE 2768' p. 1992 = 1 mi W of town; elev: 23; NW 4400' p, NW 2768' p, NE 6601' p, NE 2800' p.

Bud Coffee Field Modesto [-?-] (1920-19??) = (C) Dedication June 1920; 2100'x500' sod field; mgr F J Rossi (1927). 1930 = (ACYB). 1931 = (M) 1 mi S of town, N and W of river; elev: 88. Iregular 65-acre sandy field with two rwys: W 1650', N 2600'.

Buffalo Springs, Catalina Island [33 24 18 N, 118 24 57 W]. A Regional Planning Commission proposal of 1939 specified that this airport, which would "prove highly beneficial to the further development of this unique recreational center," would have this as its name. However, estimated costs were $1,000 for the land and $503,550 for the material that would become Catalina Airport.

Buller see Atwater.

Burbank see Hollywood-Burbank.

Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena [34-11-51 118-21-23] (1978-c.1990) Was Lockheed Air Terminal. 1968 = (M) W 6088' p. N 6955' p. Managed by City of Burbank. 1988 = (M) NNW 6902' p, ENE 6074' p. c.1990 = Renamed Hollywood-Burbank. 19?? = Renamed Bob Hope.

* Burdette Field also as Air Port Los Angeles [33-57-04 118-18-48] (1924-1927) 1925 = (C) 133-ac sod field between S Van Ness and S Western Aves, W 92 and W 96 Sts. @ Established by Burdette Fuller with Jack Frye and Bon MacDougall ("13 Black Cats") as a base for Burdette Flying School and Airlines, apparently selling this operation to Master Aircraft Co (Jeff Warren, Bon MacDougall et al) in 1928. Home base for the legendary motion picture aerial stunt group, "13 Black Cats." 1927 = Became Dycer #2. 1930 = 9441 S Western. @ Burdette School of Avn. Dycer #1 @ 10401 S Western?

Burnley Pomona [34-01-37 117-44-45] (1928-c.1932) 1929 = (C) 2400 S Garey Ave; elev: 775; 1500'x700' sod field. @ Fdr: John Burnley. 1930 = (ACYB.) c.1932 = Renamed Pomona.

Burum Richgrove [-?-] (19??-19??) 1950 = elev: 470; 1500' d.

Butte Valley Dorris [41-53-15 121-58-31] (19??-->) 1968 = (L) 5 mi SW of town, W of hwy 97; elev: 4239; N 4300' p. 1992 = ditto.

Buttonwillow-Kern Co #15 [35-21 119-29] (19??-1992) 1950 = elev: 268; NW 3200' d. 1968 = NW 3250' p. 1992 = Became Elk Hills, apparently moved a bit.

Byron [37-49-48 121-37-37] (1994-->) 1988 = NE 2100' p, NW 2800' p. 1992 = (C) 2.7 mi S of town; elev: 65; NW 2800'.

Byron see W R Byron.

Byron Airpark (c.1955-1994 1973 = (C) 2.2 mi S of town, S of Armstrong and W of Falcon Rd; elev: 63. NW 2100' d. 1981 = NW 2800', NE 2100' p. 1986 = Purchased by Contra Costa county. 1994 = Closed, replaced by adjacent Muni.

CAA Emergency Field 3A Newhall-Saugus [approx: 34-23-50 118-32-46] (19??-19??) 1939 = (L) 600'x2470' sod field; NW 3700' d. 1948 = Newhall Ave, N of 16th St, SW of RRtracks not on 2/50 secl.

CAA Field 5 Palmdale [-?-] (19??-19??) same as following?

CAA Field 5B Antelope Valley (19??-19??) 1929.

Cable-Claremont Upland [34-06-41 117-41-14] (19??-->) 1950 = (C) 2 mi NW of town; elev: 1400; 2150 p. 1963 = 3530' p. 1968 = W 1450' p, ENE 3000' p, NE 1550' p. 1985 = elev: 1450; NW 3800' p, NNW 3600' p. 2006 = elev: 1439; W 3864' p.

Caddo Field Reseda [34-13-10 118-31-12] (c.1926-1930) = (P) SW of Roscoe Blvd & White Oak Ave, WNW of Metropolitan (Van Nuys). Established by Howard Hughes as base of operations for filming "Hells Angels" and named after his father's oil fields in Texas.

Calabasas [-?-] = (C).

Cal-Aero Field Chino [33 58 30 N, 117 38 12 W] (19??-19??) 19?? = (P). 1950 = (C) 7 mi SSW of town; elev: 625; 4700' p. 19?? = Became Chino.

Cal-Aero Port Imperial [approx: 32-50-56 115-33-33] (19??-19??) 1950 = 0.5 mi SE of town, E of SPRR; elev: -69; three 2500' d.

Cal-Aero Schools at Grand Central Air Terminal, Lancaster, Ontario, Oxnard.

Calaveras Co-Rasmussen San Andreas [30 08 43 N, 120 38 50 W] (1968-->) 1992 = 3.8 mi SE of town, W of Hwy 49 at Carol Kennedy Rd; elev: 1319; NW 3600' p. Maury Rasmussen.

Calaveras Co-San Andreas [38 11 08 N, 120 40 06 W] (c.1955-1982) 1968 = 1 mi SE of town, E of Hwy 49 at Airport Rd; elev: 1156; W 2150' p. 1982: Closed in favor of new muni airport (qv: previous).

Calexico [approx: 32-42-23 115-20-26] (19??-19??) 1936 = 2 mi N of town, E of RR; elev: 0; 2650' s, 2495' s.

Calexico Intl [32-40-10 115-30-47] (19??-->) 1950 = two 3600' p. 1968 = W 4490' p. 1988 = ditto. 1992 = (C,L )1 mi W of town; elev: 0; W 4330' p. 2006 = elev: 4; W 4629' p.

Calico Ranch Yermo [34-55 116-49] (19??-19??) 1950 = (C) elev: 1925; 3000'. @ Guest ranch. N 2000' dirt strip at [34-55-36 116-45-58] ? No sign of a ranch as such.

California City [35 09 04 N, 118 01 00 W] (19??-->) 1968 = 2 mi NW of town; elev: 2445; NW 4290' p.

California City [-?-] (19??-19??) 1992 = (M,G) 10 mi NE of town; elev: 2437'; NE 6025' p.

California Pines Alturas [41-24-44 120-41-03] (19??-->) 1988 = (L) 8 mi SW of town, NE of reservoir; elev: 4398'; NE 4250' p/g. 1992 = ditto.

California Valley [35 18 57 N, 120-00-08] (19??-->) 1968 = (L) 36 mi E of San Luis Obispo; elev: 1969; NW 3900' od.

Calipatria, Cliff Hatfield Memorial [33-07-53 115-31-17] (19??-->) 1930 = (M) (ACYB). 1936 = 4 blocks NW of town; elev: -182; N 1400' p, W 1500' s. 1950 = (M) three 4000'. 1968 = W 3330' p, NW 2475' p. 1992 = 1 mi NW of town; elev: -180; W 3440'. 19?? = Renamed Cliff Hatfield Memorial.

Calimesa Beaumont [approx: 33-58-02 117-04-06] (19??-19??) 1950 = (P) 6 mi WNW of town, NE of San Timoteo Cyn Rd; elev: 2250; 1700' od. 19?? = Closed.

Calistoga Airpark [38-34-46 122-34-30] (c.1946-1998) 1960 = (C) NE edge of town, NE of Lincoln Ave & Washington St intersection; elev: 350; WNW 2790' p. @ fdr: David Compton. 1968 = elev: 365; W 2600' p. 1989 = (G) private commercial operation, closed to airplanes. 1998 = field closed.

Callies Monterey Park [-?-] (19??-19??) 19?? = (C) SE of Monterey Pass Rd; N 1600'x600'. Arthur W Callies. 19?? = Renamed Callies Flyers.

Callies Flyers aka Monterey Park [-?-] (19??-19??) Was Callies. 19?? = (C) Garvey Ave at Rio Hondo, 3 mi E Monterey Park (mail = 322 S Garfield, Monterey Park). what was (Art) Callies Flyers (Flight School at El Monte?), S El Monte (WnFly 2/28).

Calpine [39 39 42 N, 120 25 03 W] (19??-19??) 1945= (L) 1 mi E of town, S of Calpine Rd, W of Westside Rd; elev: 5000; NW dirt rwy.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo [35-18-26 120-39-38] (19??-c.1985) 1963 = elev: 342. 1968 = (R) 2 mi N of town on campus; elev: 360; NW 2700' turf. Adjunct to the school's Aero Engr department. c.1985 = Closed.

Camanche Skypark Ione [38-15-47 120-55-22] (19??-->) 1968 = (L) 6 mi SSE of town; elev: 520; WNW 2250' od.

Camarillo-Ventura (1942-1951) & Camarillo [34-12-49 119-05-27] (1976-->) WW2 = Sub-base for Van Nuys AAFB. 1942 = Built as an auxiliary field by CA Dept of Highways; W 5000' d. 1951 = Became Oxnard AFB; elev: 84; W 8000' p. 1969 = Deactivated by DoD. 1976 = Acquired by County of Ventura as Camarillo civil airport. 3 mi W of town, E of Oxnard, S of hwy 101; elev: 75; W 6010' p. 1977 = (C) elev: 79; W 6020' p.

Cambria [est: 35 33 46 N, 121 06 01 W] (19??-19??) 1933 = S edge of town. "Officially became scheduled stop on Pacific Seaboard Air Lines LA-SF route." 1936 = .25 mi SE of town; elev: 300; 2150' t, 1600' t. 1948 = elev: 350; 1900' t (secl). 19?? = Closed.

Cameron Airpark Cameron Park [38-40-59 120-59-13] (19??-->) 1968 = NW 4000' p. 1988 = (P). 1992 = (C) NW edge of town, 3 mi NW of Shingle Springs; elev: 1286; NW 4060' p.

Camino Airstrip Needles [34-50-06 114-57-24] (19??-19??) 2006 = 19.5 mi W of town, 0.9 mi S of I-40; elev: 2080. NNW 2840' d. No info found.

Camp Ibis [34 58 34 N, 114 50 22 W] (1942-1946) WW2 utility strip in desert warfare training area; 16 mi nw of Needles, 1 mi WNW of Camp Ibis HQ; elev: 1842; N 3900' d. No known civil use. 2006 = Only traces remain.

Cannon Fresno [36 46 58 N, 119 47 17 W] (19??-19??) 1947 = c.3.3 mi N of town, 4 mi W of Hammer Field; elev: 321. 1900' d (Jan 1947 secl).

Canoga Park see Conejo Valley.

Capistrano San Juan Capistrano [33 29 01 N, 117 40 17 W] (19??-19??) 1968 = 2 mi SSW of town; elev: 59; WNW 2000' p. Not on CA 85 secl or AOPA 88.

Capitola [36-58-49 121-56-31] (c.1925-1964) c.1925 = 2000'x1500' sod field just WNW of Capitola with NW 1300' strip. 1931 = elev: 100; NE 2000' p added. Operation under lease to Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce. Nov 1954 = Abandoned; avn ops moved to Santa Cruz Skypark.

Capitola see Santa Cruz-Capitola.

Capitol Sky Park W Sacramento [38-35-01 120-31-22] (1946-1960) 1046 = (C) Alongside RR, N of W Capitol Ave; elev: 25. WNW 2400' p. @ Jack Rich & Robert Watts, fdrs. 1950 = Closed, became a mobilehome park.

Carbondale see Eagles Nest.

Carlsbad [33-10 117-19] (19??-19??) 1950 = (C) 1 mi NE of town; elev: 260; 1700' d.

Carlsbad see McClellan, Palomar.

Carmel Valley Airpark [36-28-54 121-43-44] (1941-2002) 1941 = elev: 450; Byington & Tirey Ford, developers envisioning an airstrip bordered by pilots' homes. 1963 = elev: 450; 1800' od. 1968 = W 2500' g. 1992 = NE edge of town; elev: 450; NW 2475' p, NW 1800'. Promoted as "Carmel Valley Vintage Airfield." 2002 = Closed, doomed as rural sprawl.

Carpinteria [-?-] (19??-19??) 1930 = "Undergoing improvements; add 600'x180' rwy to existing W 2400'x600'." not Parsons, but maybe Santa Barbara

Carpinteria see Parsons Sky Ranch, Santa Barbara.

Cashen Delano [35-41-37 119-29-20] (19??-->) 2006 = (R,L) 14.5 mi SW of town, E of Bell Rd; NNW od rwy; ENE rwy appears not in use.

Casitas Ojai [est: 35-25-44 119-17-23] (19??-19??) 1948 = 4 mi SW of town, W of hwy; elev: 500; NE 1100' t. 19?? = Closed, became a mobilehome park.

Castle Atwater [37 22 09 N, 120 33 48 W] (1994-->) Was Castle AFB. 1994 = Remanded to city. (M) 3 mi NE of town; elev: 188; NW 11802' p.

Catalina Moorage Santa Catalina Island [33 20 53 N, 118 19 28 W] / Wilmington [33 44 57 N, 118 16 29 W] (1931-19??;). Was Sugar Loaf Terminal, (S) 47 mi from mainland. 1923-1931 = (S). Many attempts at island service came and went during the early years. In 1920, Pacific Marine Airways, which was Foster Curry and his two ex-USN Curtiss HS-2Ls, operated from Dead Man's Island near San Pedro, but threw in the towel by 1923 DATE?. Reorganized as Marine Airways in 1925, which was absorbed by Western Air Express in 1928, flying a Sikorski S-38, a Boeing 204, and two Loening amphibians. When their contract expired in 1931, Philip Wrigley founded Wilmington-Catalina Airlines, constructed a concrete ramp on the island at Hamilton Beach (Avalon SPB), from which to operate Douglas Dolphins. Renamed Catalina Air Transport in 1941, but service was suspended at the outbreak of WW2. @ Many airlines have provided services after the war's end: United Air Lines, Pacific Marine Transport, Holiday Air Lines (Pomona), Pacific Air Lines, Catalina Channel Airlines, and Avalon Air Transport, all operating out of the harbor and Long Beach Airport.

Catalina see Avalon Bay.

Catalina Island see Avalon Bay SPB, Catalina Moorage.

Cathedral City see Palm Desert Air Park.

Cedarville [41-33-09 120-10-00] (19??-->) 1968 = NE 3570' p. 1992 = (C) 2 mi N of town; elev: 4623; NNE 4415' p.

Centerville [-?-] (19??-19??) 1948 = 2 mi SE of town, 1 mi W of Irvington; elev: 62; W 2600'.

Central Compton [33-54-26 118-15-02] (19??-19??) 1939 = (C) All-ways field with W 2000' s, N 1800' s. 1947 = Central Ave & c.136 St, NW of Cressey (now Gonzales) Park; 3250' od. "Housed 160 planes." 1950 = elev: 86; 3000' p.compare Compton

Chamber of Commerce Coalinga [-?-] (19??-19??) 1931 = ACYB.

Chandler Field aka Chandler Downtown Fresno [36-43-51 119-49-14] (1928->) 1928 = Property deeded to city by owner, state senator W F Chandler. (1936-1968) 1936 = (M) 1.3 mi W of town; elev: 281; 3000'x500' oiled sod. @ Terminal built for UAL, Schneider Aero Service. 1968 = (C) 1.5 mi W of town; elev: 278; NW 3475' p, NW 3441' p.

Chaplin Field Los Angeles [34-03-44 118-21-45] (1919-c.1923 1919 = (C) SW of corner Wilshire Blvd & Fairfax Ave. Syd Chaplin. 1919-20; Emory Rogers 1920-22. 1938 = "Bigelow's Air Circus, Oct 15, 1938." (pennant, could be movie prop?). 1923? = Closed, subdivided for real estate.

Château Thierry Flying Field Long Beach [approx: 33-49-36 118-11-21] (1919-19??) 1919 = (C) American Ave (now Long Beach Blvd) & Bixby Rd. @ Earl Daugherty Flying School, "moved operations to American Ave & Willow St in 1920" [33-48-15 118-11-21]. 1920 = Long Beach Air Tournament 9/25-27/20.

Chatfield San Francisco [37-44 122-23] (19??-19??) 1963 = (S) Hunter's Point; elev: 0; 25000' wwy.

Cheim Marysville [est: 39-09-32 121-34-02] or maybe site of school [39-09-29 121-26-10] (19??-19??) 1931 = (ACYB.) 1936 = (C) 1 mi E of town; elev: 67; N 3000' od, NW 2800' od. 1945 = (C) NE of town, W of Levee Rd and E 22 St maybe. 19?? = Closed for housing.

Chemehuevi Valley [34-31-44 114-25-55] (19??-->) 1992 = (L) 3.4 mi NW of town; elev: 619; NNW 5000' p.

Chester [40 17 15 N, 121 14 31 W] (19??-->). 1968 = (C) NE 6000 g, NW 5230' p. 1998 = 1 mi SW of town, SE of hwy 36, NW edge of Lake Almanor; elev: 416; NNW 5380' p, NE 5320' g (closed). 2005 = NNW 2566' p. USFS borate bomber facility.

Chico [39-42 121-48] (19??-19??) 1936 = 2.5 mi SE of town, SW of hwy 99; N 2300'. 19?? = renamed Peterson-Chico Airfield, later Patrick Airstrip.

Chico Muni [39 47 46 N, 121 51 31 W] (1935-->) 1935 = Dedication on 4/12/35. Original 40-acre plot was appended with 160 acres, located at the NW part of the present airport. 1941 = adjacent 228 acres purchased by city for expansion. WW2 = Chico AAF. 1968 = (M) NW 6722' p. 1992 = (M) 4 mi NW of town; elev: 238; NW 6724' p, NW 3005' p. 2005 = (M) 5 mi NW of town.

Chico see Patricks Field Airstrip (Peterson-Chico Airfield), Ranchaero.

Chino [33 58 30 N, 117 38 12 W] (19??-->) Was Cal-Aero Field. 1963 = NE 6090'. 1968 = elev: 652; NE 6200' p, W 2600' p. 1992 = (C) 4 mi SE of town; elev: 650; NE 6221' p, W 4856' p. 2002 = NNE 6032', W 4856', W 7000'.

Chiriaco Summit [33 39 49 N, 115 43 00 W] (19??-->) WW2 = Patton AAF, desert training for mechanized troops. 1992 = (L) 1 mi NE of town, N of Hwy 10 and RR; elev: 1713; NE 4600' p. same as or was Shavers Summit?

Chowchilla [37-04-13 120-16-31] (19??-->) 1930 = (M) (ACYB). 1963 = elev: 238; 2000' p. 1968 = NW 3450' p. 1992 = (M) 1 mi SE of town; elev: 242; NW 3250' p.

Christofferson San Francisco Bay [-?-] (1913-1916) 1913 = (C, S) First situated at the foot of Sloat Blvd. Christofferson brothers. Was SF's first airport, as such, with a runway comprised of flat boards laid out on the Great Beach, reportedly later relocated eastward to the Bay shoreline. Sightseeing flights at Panama-Pacific Exposition from the Marina. 1914 = SF-Oakland aerial ferry was the second commercial airline in the US.

Christofferson San Carlos or Redwood City [-?-] (19??-19??) c.1915 =

Christofferson Ocean Beach, San Francisco [-?-] (19??-19??) c.1912 = Exhibition and sightseeing flights from the hard sand part of the beach. Reportedly moved operations to the Marina late 1912 or early 1913.

Chula Vista [-?-] (19??-19??) 1930 = (M) (ACYB). 1928 = (Standard Oil ad, WnFly 1/28). 1936 = 1 mi W of town; elev: 10; 1600'x1900'x2000' turf field.

City of Friendship New Cuyama [34-56-31 119-41-27] (19??-->) 2006 = Was New Cuyama. (C) 0.4 mi S of hwy 166, E of Perkins Rd. W paved rwy.\

Clark Field San Luis Obispo [35 15 17 N, 120 39 25 W] (c.1926-c.1939) 1928 = (Standard Oil ad, WnFly 1/28). 1930 = (Not listed in ACYB). 1936 = 1.5 mi S of town, end of Prado Rd, W of SPRR; elev: 173; 2000'x1430' s. c.1939 = Activities replaced by San Luis Obispo.

Clarks Dry Lake Borrego [33 19 56 N, 116 16 53 W] (19??-19??) 2006 = USN aux field, described as "all-way" but showing remnants of several strips.

Clarksburg see Borges.

Clear Lake [39-07 122-66] (19??-19??) 1960 = (S) elev: 1326; all-way unlimited.

Clear Lake see Pearce Field.

Clear Lake Oaks [est 39 01 17 N, 122 39 37 W] (1938-1942) 1939 = (C) E edge of town; elev: 1330. 1942 = closed with advent of WW2, never reopened and was erased by housing developments.

Clear Lake Highlands [38 56 15 N, 122 37 53 W] (19??-19??) 1927 = S edge of town between lake and hwy, 20 mi N of Middletown; 350'x2000' sod field. 1928 = (Standard Oil ad, WnFly 1/28). 19?? = Abandoned in favor of neighboring Pearce.

Cliff Hatfield Memorial see Calipatria.

Clover Field Santa Monica [34 01 06 N, 118 27 10 W] (1921-c.1942) 1921 = (C); elev: 200. Used as a flying field prior to 1920, was originally an all-way sod field. Dedication as city airport 4/15/21. @ Robert Lloyd Air Service, Ambassador Airlines (Ben Frank, mgr of Ambassador Hotel, "with new Stearman biplane from Rogers Airport"), Stearman Aircraft Co (1926-27), Douglas Co (1928->). 1936 = 63 asphalted acres available; elev: 150. Beacon and landing area floodlights. 1939 = E 3000' p, NE 3000' p. c.1942 = Renamed Douglas Airfield and Santa Monica.

Cloverdale Airfield, Cloverdale Muni [38-46-25 122-59-32] (19??-->) 1968 = (M) NW 3166' p. 1992 = 2.5 mi SSE of town, SW of river; elev: 272; NW 3155' p.

Clovis see Balfe Ranch.

Coalinga [approx: 36 08 55 N, 120 21 23 W] (c.1924-19??) 1927 = (L) 0.5 mi N of town on N edge, S of dry wash, N of baseball park. 1928 = (Standard Oil ad, WnFly 1/28). 19?? = Closed. SW of Cambridge Ave and Hwy 198 intersection; site of West Hills College.

Coalinga [36 09 27 N, 120 21 35 W] (19??-c.1995) 1936 = 1 mi N of town; elev: 674; NW 4200', N 2500'. 1930 = (M) As "Chamber of Commerce Airport," no data (ACYB). 1939 = (M) elev: 671; 220-ac all-way sandy loam field with two strips: NW 3900' od and N 2650' od. WW2 (1942-46) = Emergency Field for Lemoore AFB. 1948 = elev: 664; 5600'. 1963 = elev: 697; 5200' p. 1968 = (M) NW 5280' p, N 4120' p. 1992 = 1 mi N of town; elev: 714; NW 4600' p, N 4140' p. c.1995 = Closed.

Coalinga, New Coalinga) [36 09 47 N, 120 17 37 W] (19??-->) 2005 = (M) 4 mi ENE of town; elev: 622; NW 5000' p, N 2500' p/g.

Coalinga see Chamber of Commerce.

Coddingtown Santa Rosa [approx: 38 28 25 N, 122 44 17 W] (19??-19??) 19?? = Known briefly as Santa Rosa Metro. 19?? = (C) W of Hwy 101, single narrow paved N rwy. Became a shopping center.

Colburn Lindsay [36 12 04 N, 119 11 21 W] (19??-19??) 1947 = (L) 5 mi E of town, S of Ave 232; elev: 125. 2800' d. (Jan 1947 secl).

Colley San Mateo [-?-] (19??-19??) 1948 = (S) W end of San Mateo bridge; elev: 0. (NOT Cooley, 3 mi S)

Colton Airpark [approx: 34-04 117-15] (Jan 1928-19??) = (C) 3 mi E of town; 2669'x1366' sod field.

Columbia [38 01 40 N, 120 24 48 W] (1946-->) 1948 = elev: 2150; 2700'. 1968 = @ Pfeifer Aircraft. 1992 = 1 mi SW of town; elev: 2121; N 4677' p, NW 2600' t. 1968 = elev: 2112; N 3660' p, NW 2300' t.

Colusa Co [39 10 52 N, 121 59 40 W] (1930-->) 1930 = Dedication and air circus, 30 May-1 June. 1992 = 3 mi S of town, W of hwy 20; elev: 47; NNW 3000' p.

Colusa see Davis Dusters.

Commodore SPB Lake Tahoe [39 04 25 N, 120 08 23 W] (19??-19??) 1960 = (S) elev: 6229; 25,000' wwy.

Commodore Center SPB Tiburon [37 52 43 N, 122 30 44 W] (1948-->) 1955 = (S) @ Charter service featuring Republic Seabees, Widgeon; flight school (pic & article, Flying 11/55). 1992 = (S) edge of Bay, E of hwy 101; elev: 0. Fdr: Robert & Alice Law.

Compton [33 53 23 N, 118 14 37 W] (c.1920-->) 19?? = (C) NW of Olive & Wilmington Aves; 1 mi SW of town. @ Blue Bird Airlines (John Montijo et al). 1936 = E 2000', N 1800'. 1939 = All-ways 3600'x4500' sod field with E 1500'. 1947 = N of Alondra Blvd. "Based 180 planes." 1963 = 2600' cd, 2200' cd. 1985 = W 3700' p, W 2800' p. 1992 = elev: 97; W 3670' p. compare Central

Concord [37 58 09 N, 121 59 41 W] (c.1927-19??) 1927 = (L aux) 2 mi SE of town, 6 mi NW of Mt Diablo; 2600'x2200' all-way sod field. Air mail hangars at NE corner (probably was Diablo Air Mail Field, West & Denver Sts). 1928 = (Standard Oil ad, WnFly 1/28), no data. 1929 = local map description as "80-acre 2200' square intermediate emergency field." 1933 = DoC Site 2A, San Francisco-Salt Lake City Airway; black loam field with hangars. 1937 = no longer listed in directories, but remembered as being in civil use in the "late '30s." Reported boundaries were West St, Wilson Ln, Denkinger Rd, Clayton Rd. 1942 = property sealed for WW2 security reasons, became post-war Concord Village housing development.

Concord [37 59 23 N, 122 01 05 W] (1942-19??) WW2 = Concord OLF/Concord Naval Weapons Station, with 2 paved rwys N and ENE; used as an auxiliary tng field by Alameda NAS. 1948 = (L) 1 mi NE of town; elev: 104; 4000' p. 19?? = Closed; some real estate encroachment on its W side, but development reportedly stopped because of soil contaminations.

Concord see Buchanan.

Conejo Valley Thousand Oaks [34-10 118-52] (1948-c.1960) 1948 = (C) S side of Hwy 101; elev: 750; WNW 2600' t. 1958 = 3150' s. c.1960 = Closed.

Cones Field Twenty-Nine Palms [34 09 46 N, 116 02 51 W] (19??-->) 2005 = (L) 1 mi N of town, S of Amboy Rd; elev: c.1800. Three dirt rwys: NW 1450', NNE 1380', and NE 1200' seen in aerial photo. No signs of activity, could be abandoned.

Conover Air Lodge [34 45 40 N, 119 03 32 W] 2006 = 5.3 mi SW of Lake of the Woods; elev: 5160; N 2700' d.

Continental Santa Monica/Los Angeles [-?-] (19??-19??) c.1931 = S of RR, E of Clover Field.

Contra Costa Co see Buchanan.

Cooks San Bernardino [-?-] (19??-19??) 1936 = (C) 2.5 mi NW of town; elev: 1212; 70-acre sod field.

Cooley San Carlos [37-31-27 122-14-57] (19??-19??) 1948 = 1 mi NNE of town, 1 mi N of San Carlos Airport; elev: 6; 1900'.

Corcoran [36-06-02 119-35-35] (19??-->) 1951 = (C) elev: 197; 3700'. 1968 = elev: 195; NW 3770' p. 1992 = 2 mi W of town; elev: 197; NW 3800' p.

Corcoran see Salyer Farms.

Cornell Porterville [36 01 50 N, 119 01 17 W] (19??-19??) 1945 = Dirt strip wedged in between Porterville Airport and S Main St. Perhaps a duster operation. 1947 = 2600' d (Jan 1947 secl).

Corning [39 56 31 N, 122 10 16 W] (19??-->) 1927 = 1 mi NE of town; 254-ac field with "gravel surface N rwy for wet weather landings." 1936 = (C) Marguerite & Neva Aves; elev: 300; 2800'x800' sod field. WW2 = AAF Aux. 1968 = (M) elev: 293; NW 2700' p. 1992 = 1 mi NE of town; elev: 294; N 2700' p.

Corona, Corona Muni [33-53-51 117-36-08] (19??-->) 1927 = (L) 1 mi NE of town; 900'x300' pasture, adjoins okd Park Ridge Country Club stables. 1928 = (Standard Oil ad, WnFly 1/28). 1963 = elev: 530; E 3153' p. 1992 = (M) 3 mi NW of town, N of Butterfield Dr; elev: 533; ENE 3200' p.

Corona see Norco.

Costerisan Farm Pumpkin Center [35-15-48 119-02-45] 1977 = (R) Was Pumpkin Center Airpark. 1988 = (P) 0.8 mi SW of town, S of Taft Hwy; elev: 346; NWN 2200' t.

Cotati [38-21-05 122-43-27] (1942-19??) WW2 = 217 acres acquired by USN as a satellite for Alameda NAS; elev: 94. W 4000' p, NW 4000' p. Deeded post-war to private hands; used only briefly as a civil airfield by a few planes c.1950, and more as a drag strip. Didn't make it to sectional charts as a civil airport.

Cotati see Rohnert.

Covelo [39-47-25 123-15-58] (19??-19??) 1936 = 0.5 mi SW of town; elev: 1385; W 2640' d, N 1980' d. 1968 = Became Round Valley.

Coyote Flats Bishop [37 12 15 N, 118 28 34 W] (19??-19??) 19?? = 11.8 mi S of town, 10.6 mi W of Big Pine, 70.5 NE of Fresno; elev: 9988; NW 3000' p/d (rough). 640-acre high-altitude helicopter test facility for Edwards FTC, it once was the highest airport, actually just a landing strip, in the USA. 19?? = Closed, but still gets occasional use by some USFS, civil, and govt planes (2003). 2008 = Google Earth elev: 10030',

Crafton Hills Yucaipa [34-02-05 117-04-25] or [34-02-04 117-04-47] (19??-19??) = 1950 = (C) About 2 mi E of town, N of Yucaipa Blvd; elev: 2350 (>2270); no data found, became a golf course.

Cranford Artesia [33 51 N, 118 03 W] (19??-19??) 1948 = (C) Artesia Blvd near Bloomfield Ave, 6 mi NE of Long Beach; 2400' s. 1950 = elev: 55; two 2200' p.

Crawford Santa Ynez [34-35-16 120-00-48] (19??-->) 2006 = (P) 4.15 mi SE of town, N of road; elev: c.575. WNW dirt rwy.

Crawford Air Field (1927-c.1932), Crawford Airport (c.1932-19??) Seal Beach [-?-] 1928 = (C) 2225 American Ave. @ Crawford Airplane Manufactory (also aircraft supply at 350 Washington, Venice). "Government officials reviewing as emergency landing field." 1928 = Ad in WnFly 2/28: "Crawford Airplane Co, 350 Washington Blvd, Venice." 1929 = Crawford Aeronautical School at Venice, flying at Clover Field.

Crescent City see McNamara Field.

Crissy Field San Francisco Presidio [37 48 14 N, 122 27 48 W] (c,.1910-1974) c.1910 = Was Army's pre-aviation Cavalry Flats. 1928 = (Standard Oil ad, WnFly 1/28). 1931 = W 2610' p. 1936 = (R, L) edge of bay 1 mi E of Golden Gate. elev: 5; 3040'x400' sandy loam field with 2000' landing mat. Military, with civil use by prior arrangement. 1974 = closed.

Crosswinds Twenty-Nine Palms [34-09-39 115-59-44] (19??-->) 2006 = Found on an aerial view, a small desolate dirt field, likely private, 3.75 mi NE of town and 3.5 mi NW of 29 Palms Airport, with W 2500' and NNE 1750' rwys delineated. Located SE of Bullion Mtn and Amboy Rds. No data found.

Crystal Llano [34 29 05 N, 117 49 35 W] (19??-19??) 1963 = S of town; elev: 3420; 5000' d.

Cuddeback Lake Atolia [-?-] (19??-19??) 1936 = 8 mi E of town; elev: 2600; 1,929 acres c.5000' d landing area.

* Culver City [33 59 18 N, 118 24 04 W] (1930-c.1950) Was Baker, Kreutzer. 1928 (?) = (Standard Oil ad, WnFly 1/28). 1930 = (ACYB). 19?? = (C) 11741 Jefferson Blvd, between Sepulveda and Mesmer, 3 mi S of town, 1 mi SE of Baldwin Hills; elev: 100; NW 2400' s, NE 2000' s. @ "Bought by Margaret Perry, Beverly Hills, from W G McAdoo, and plans to make it an airport for women." 1936 = 3 mi S of town, 1 mi E of Baldwin Hills; elev: 1000 (doubtful); NW 2400' s, NE 2000' s. 1939 = NE 1500' d. WW2 = USAAF base for FMPU flight ops. 1950 = elev: 25; 2150' p. 19?? = Closed. Now a freeways 90 and 405 interchange.

Cummings see Gills.

Curtiss-Wright [37 47 42 N, 122 19 27 W] (c.1929-19??) c.1929 = Renamed from Alameda. Also listing in ACYB for Curtiss-Wright San Mateo Airport (qv).

Cuyama Ventucopa [34-58 119-48] (19??-19??) 1950 = (P) E side of Ventura hwy; elev: 2749; 2700' d. @ Richfield Oil Co.

Cypress Airpark [33 50 N, 118 01 W] (19??-19??) 1950 = 2000' d. 19?? = (C) 3.25 mi S of Fullerton, W of hwy; elev: 60; 2200' (above Horse Farm NAF).

Cyr Aviation Blythe [33 35 31 N, 114 36 18 W] (19??-->) 2000 = (D) 1 mi SW of town; elev: 263; NNW 2400' p.

Daggett see Barstow-Daggett.

Dalton Williams [39 09 45 N, 122 07 53 W] (19??-19??) 1948 = (P) 1 mi NE of town, S of Hwy 20 and Husted Rd intersection; elev: 65; N 2600' d. 19?? = (L) Renamed Williams.

Darwin [36 15 57 N, 117 35 53 W] (19??-->) 1936 = AP 36 lists Stove Pipe Wells under both Darwin and Death Valley (which was also shown as Furnace Creek Inn.) 1951 = (M) elev: 4790; 1750'. 1968 = 1 mi W of town; elev: 4730; N 2150' d. 1975 = ditto but N 2100' d. Possibly closed or abandoned.

Daugherty Field Long Beach [33-47 118-11] (1920-1923) 1921 = (C) American Ave (Long Beach Blvd) & Willow St; elev: 50; 3000'x270' sand and sod field. Earl S Daugherty, first mgr. 1923 = Renamed Long Beach. See also Château Thierry Flying Field.

* Davis, State Forestry [38-33-14 121-40-50] (c.1927-c.1965) CA State Nursery established W 2300' od rwy for aircraft used to transport seeds and plants, later added similar N and NE od rwys. 1950 = 3.3 mi ENE of town, S of Hwy 80, W of County Rd 105; elev: 28. c.1965 = Abandoned.

Davis Ridgecrest [35 35 36 N, 117 40 17 W] ? (19??-19??) 1950 = 1 mi S of town; elev: 2300; 4000' d. 19?? = Closed.

Davis Dusters Colusa [39-12-03 122-02-54] (19??-19??) 1960 = (D,R) 2 mi E of town. elev: 45; N 1980' g. 1968 = ditto. 1992 = ditto.

Death Valley Furnace Creek [36 27 47 N, 116 52 50 W] (19??-->) 1936 = (C) 1 mi W of Furnace Creek Inn, 30 mi W of Death Valley Jct; elev: -178; 2640'x200' gravel field. Identically listed in 1936 as Furnace Creek Inn, somehow adding N 4500' & W 2600' to that small area! See also Darwin. 1951 = (C) NW of golf course; elev: -198; N 3700'. 2005 = (C) elev: -210; NNW 3065' p.

Death Valley Junction see Amargosa.

Delano [-?-] (19??-19??) 1968 = (M) elev: 314; NNW 6000' p. 1992 = 2 mi SE of town; elev: 313; NW 5650' p, 3500' p.

Delano-Kern Co #3 [35 44 42 N, 119 14 11 W] (19??-->) 1934 = (M) 1 mi S of town, E of SPRR; elev: 312. 1936 = (C) 1 mi SE of SPRR; elev: 314; 2640'x1320' all-way sod field with NW 3000' od rwy. WW2 = USAAF base.

Delano see Dunlap.

Del Mar [32-58 117-15] (19??-19??) 1950 = (M) elev: 11; 2500' p.

Delpert Air Field Norwalk [33-54-25 118-06-01] (19??-19??) 1948 = (C) W of Studebaker Blvd at Leffingwell Rd; ENE 2100' s.

Delta [-?-] (19??-19??) 1936 = (L) 0.25 mi SW of town; elev: 1320; 2150'x330' dirt field. DoC site #22 on San Francisco-Seattle Airway.

Delta Air Park Oakley [37-59-14 121-39-55] (19??-->) 2006 = (L) 2.8 mi E of town, E of Knightsen Ave, S of E Cypress Rd; elev: 7; ENE sod rwy.

DeMille Field #1 aka Mercury Aviation Field Los Angeles [34-05-00 118-21-42] (1917-1918) 1917 = (C) Established on SW corner Melrose Ave & Crescent Ave (now Fairfax Ave). Film director Cecil B DeMille learned to fly during WW1 at a pasture airport that would later become Clover Field, and was awaiting induction into the Air Service when the Armistice came. His interest in aviation led him to establish this airport in 1917, on what is now the Miracle Mile, as well as others and to found his Mercury Aviation Co. Flight training, passenger service to SF. 1918 = DeMille holdings moved to DeMille #2.

DeMille Field #2 Los Angeles [34-03-49 118-21-44] (1918-1921) 1918 = (C) NW of corner Wilshire Blvd & Crescent Ave (now Fairfax Ave); elev: 250; 1800'x500' dirt field. 1921 = Property and holdings sold, renamed Rogers #1.

DeMille Field #3 Altadena [-?-] (1919-1921) Present site of Altadena Country Club. Used by DeMille as base for fire patrol of local mountains, as well as a seldom-utilized station for his Mercury Air Lines. Mention found of DeMille planning "his third field" in Glendale, W of Central Ave at W Mountain St ([34-10-00 118-15-26]), but no info about anything so developed.

Depeu Barstow [34-51-24 117-08-12] (19??-->) 2006 = (P) 7 mi SW of town; elev: 11.

Desert Air Sky Ranch Salton Sea [32-28-56 115-52-34] (19??-->) 2006 = NE shore of upper Salton Sea. Aerial view shows NNW cd rwy in desolate area. Appears to be a real estate projection.

Desert Center, Mecca [33 42 58N, 115 23 29W] (c.1929-1950) 1929 = (P) emergency only. 0.5 mi E of town, N side of hwy; elev: 894; W 4000' s, N 2600' s. c.1936 = Renamed Mecca. 1938 = (P,L aux) L-shaped dirt field with W 3000' and N 2600' landing strips and beacon. DoC Site #17 on Los Angeles-Phoenix Airway. 1945 = (P,L aux) elev: 894. W 3740' g, N 2960' g. 1950 = 3700' g. 1964 = Abandoned.

* Desert Center [33 45 11N, 115 19 51W] (1942-->) WW2= Desert Center AAF. 1946 = (L aux) elev: 555; two 5000' p. 1968 = elev: 550; NE 5000' p. 1992 = (L) 5 mi NE of of intersection of hwys 10 and 177; elev: 559; NE 4200' p. 2005 = as previous. This was also known as CAA Intermediate Site 17, conflicting somewhat with Mecca.

Devils Den [35 44 46N, 119 58 02W] (19??-19??) 2008 = What purpose this relic served out in the middle of nowhere is unknown, and only a faint trace of a N landing area is visible in GoogleEarth.

Devil's Garden see Alturas #2.

Diablo Air Mail Field Concord [-?-] (1925-19??) 1925 = Dedication 2/7/25. c.1927 = Located along West St. Likely original site for Concord.

Dinsmore [40-29-34 123-35-58] (19??-->) 1968 = W 2531' p. 1992 = (L) 1 mi E of town; elev: 2375; W 2510' p.

Dinuba see Alta, Sequoia.

Dixon see Maine Prairie.

Dixon Field Cuyama [34-55-19 119-31-33] (19??-->) 2006 = (P) elev: 11.

Dominguez Hills Los Angeles [-?-] 1910-1912 = (L) W of Wilmington Blvd & Del Amo Blvd. Site of First US air meet.

Dorman Santa Maria [35-01 120-27] (19??-19??) 1948 = (L) 4 mi N of town; elev: 380; 2300' d.

Dorris see Butte Valley.

Dos Palos [est: 36 59 05N, 120 39 58W] (19??-19??) 1992 = (P) 1 mi E of town; elev: 118; 2200'.

Dos Palos (19??-19??) 1936 = (L aux) 1 mi W of town on hwy; elev: 120; square sandy field with NW 1500' d rwy.

Dos Palos [36 57 51N, 120 37 45W] (19??-->) 1968 = 2 mi S of town. E of hwy 33; elev: 118; NW 3000' t not on 4/92 secl.

Dos Palos see Eagle Field, Red Top.

Double Creek Ranch see Mustang.

Douglas Airfield Santa Monica [34 01 06N, 118 27 10W] (19??-19??) 19?? = Was Clover Field, became Santa Monica.

Dow Livermore [est: 37 41 59 N, 121 50 35 W] (19??-19??) 1948 = 2.5 mi ENE of town, S of hwy; elev: 350; 2700'.

Downey Los Angeles [-?-] (19??-19??) 19?? = (C) Crawford Ave, S of Downey.

Downey see Ardis.

Dublin - Gelderman NOLF, Dublin [37-75 121-95] (1943-45). Satellite for Livermore NAS; single 2200' sod runway.. Possible post-WW2 brief civil use?

Duck Field San Leandro [approx: 37 42 20 N, 122 07 38 W] (19??-19??) = 150 Ave & E 14 St. INFO NEEDED.. Existence somewhere in 1920-27. Possible first home for Duck Flying Service, an early FBO at Oakland Airport.

Dunlap Delano (Richgrove) [-?-] (19??-19??) WW2 = Satellite for Minter Field. 1950 = 7 mi ESE of town; elev: 525; 2600' p. Used briefly for ag operations.

Dunsmuir (1936-19??) and Dunsmuir-Mott [41-15-47 122-16-19] (19??->) 1936 = (C) 4 mi NNE of town; NW 2950'x300' dirt field. DoC Site #25B on San Francisco-Seattle Airway. 19?? = Renamed Dunsmuir Muni 1968 = (M) 4 mi NNE of town; elev: 3258; NNW 2700' p. 1992 = ditto. For confliction see Shasta Springs.

Durant Field East Oakland [approx: 37 44 50 N, 122 11 51 W] (1916-19??) 1916 = 82 Ave at East 14 St ("foot of 82nd Ave"). @ Rex Clifford Durant, developer, aviation aficionado and son of founder of General Motors Corp. Estimated to be just SE of what is now the Raiders' stadium parking lot. 1919 = @ Durant Aircraft Corp, rebuilt and modified war surplus Standard J-1s. 19?? = Renamed Oakland Airport (unrelated to Oakland Intl). 19?? = Closed.

* Dycer #1 Moneta (Los Angeles) [33 54 25 N, 118 18 40 W] (19??-1927) 1936 = (C) 6 mi SW of "business district"; elev: 250; L-shape all-way oiled sand field with two marked rwys: W 2648' and N 2638'. 136 St between Van Ness & Western Aves (likely down to 139 St, and that "L-shape" maybe to 141 St). @ Fdr: Charles Dycer. Dycer #1 @ 10401 S Western? 1927 = Relocated at Burdette Field.

Dycer #2 Inglewood [33 57 04 N, 118 18 48 W] (1927-c.1934) Was Burdette Field. 1927 = Between S Van Ness and S Western Aves, W 92 and W 96 Sts; "... taken over after Aero Corp and Standard Airlines moved." 1928 = 9401 S Western (ad: WnFly 2/28). 1930 = 9441 S Western; elev: 192. @ Burdette School of Avn. SEE Aero Corp of California. 1934? = Property (Dycer #! or #2?) became Gardena Valley (#2?).

Eagle Los Angeles [33 57 08 N, 118 18 33 W] (pre-1927-19??) (C) 9201 S Western Ave OR Redondo Blvd & Arlington Rd? Does not match Western Ave address! Was N of Burdette/Pacific Aero Corp? 19?? = @ Eagle Airplane Co, Redondo & Riverside. c.1935 = just below Pacific. ??

Eagle Studio City [34 08 39 N, 118 23 25 W] (1928-1930) = (L) Irregular sod field bordered by Los Angeles River, Ventura Blvd, Colfax Ave (ex-Lanke--rshim), Laurel Canyon Blvd. Operated by Eagle Aircraft Co, perhaps as its first base, the field apparently lasted only two years before company's move to South Gardena in 1930.

Eagle Field, War Eagle Dos Palos [36 53 55N, 120 40 18W] (1942-19??) 3/12/42 = USAAF contract primary flight training as Eagle Field, operation allied with Mesa del Rey at King City. 8/x/44 = Closed, deeded to county for civil use, which was principally duster ops. 1953 = (C) 6 mi S of town; elev: 158; NW 3000' t. 1968 = NW 2300' p. 1968 = elev: 156; NW 2300' p. 1992 = (P) elev: 153. 19??= (D) Closed to private aircraft. 1980 = Property bought by Joe Davis to revive the airport to its nostalgic wartime look as Central Calif Historical Military Museum.

Eagle Lake SEE Spaulding.

Eagle's Nest Carbondale [38 25 58N, 121 00 58W] (19??-->) 2005 = (P) 7.2 mi NW of town, W of Lambert Rd; elev: 520. NNW paved rwy.

Eagleville [41 18 50N, 120 02 57W] ? (19??-2002) 1968 = (L) 4 mi E of town; elev: 4497; N 3400' d. 1975 = ditto. 2002 = Closed.

East Los Angeles [33 59 28N, 118 08 11W] (19??-19??) 1939 = Telegraph Rd, along Yates Ave by Vail Field; N 1400' d. (5150 or 7118 Telegraph Rd) 1950 = [33-59-24 118-08-08] (C) elev: 165; NNE 3383' p (secl). 19?? = Became Montebello.

Eastside aka Monarch Aero Corp Whittier/Montebello [-?-] (pre-1931-19??) = (C) S of Whittier Blvd, W of San Gabriel Blvd. c.1935 = elev: 150. @ Schmuck Brothers Aviation. 19?? = Closed.

Easton San Mateo [-?-] (19??-19??) INFO NEEDED on this pre-WW1 field.

Eaton Altadena [-?-] (19??-19??) c.1915 = Was Hyde Park Flying Field.

Eckert Field Strathmore [36 09 43N, 119 03 01W] (19??-->) 2947 = Was Traugher (Jan 1947 secl). 1968 = 1 mi NE of town, between Rds 232 and 236, N of Ave 204; elev: 426; NW 2020' p. Wendell Eckert, owner. 1992 = ditto.

Eddie Martin's Landing Field Santa Ana-Tuttin [approx: 33 41 31N, 117 52 04W] [Google Earth: 33 41 03N, 117 51 55W] (19??-19??) 1923-1939 = (C) SW of Tustin-Newport Beach Hwy. Eddie Martin and his two brothers selected a site in 1921 at South Main St and Newport Ave for their venture before moving slightly southwest [approx: 33-40-40 117-52-12] a few years later to about the present location of John Wayne. There they operated a successful flight school which, in its recent form as Martin Aviation, is still in operation. Became Orange Co.

Edom see Land & Air.

Elk Grove see Sunset Sky Ranch.

Elk Hills Buttonwillow [35 21 11N, 119 28 47W] (1992-->) 1992 = Was Buttonwillow-Kern Co #15; (L) 3 mi S of town; elev: 326; NW 3260' p. 1998 = ditto.

Ells Field Willits [39 27 04N, 123 22 20W] (19??-->) 1968 = N 3000' p. 1988 = (M) 3 mi NW of town; elev: 2054; NNW 3000' p.

El Macero Davis [38 32 40N, 121 40 35W] Short-lived airstrip in the 1960s, used in conjunction with a planned country club but abandoned in favor of housing, its N 3000' p rwy replaced by an aptly named El Macero Dr. (P) 3.4 mi E of town; elev: 30.

El Mirage Adelanto [34 37 24N, 117 35 54W] (19??-c.1990) WW2 = Satellite for Victorville AAFB (as Mirage Aux #3). 1963 = (G,R) 11 mi W of town; elev: 2865; NW 3700', NE 3700', W 3200', N 3200'. 1966 = 1 mi S of El Mirage Dry Lake. c.1990 = (P) Closed to general avn.

El Monte aka San Gabriel Valley [34 05 07N, 118 02 05W] (1927-19??) 1928 = (Standard Oil ad, WnFly 1/28). 1930 = (ACYB). 19?? = (C) N 2600'x660' sod. Arthur W Callies, mgr. 1948 = elev: 300; 2000' p. 1963 = W of Lambert & Tyler in dry wash. 2 mi NW El Monte(?); elev: 291; 2480' p. 1992 = 1 mi N of town; elev: 296; N 3995' p.

El Monte see Rosemead.

El Rico Corcoran CA [36 02 30N, 119 38 45W] (19??-->). (L) 6.2 mi SW of town, W of 10th Ave and Tule Rd; elev: 187. N 4500' p.

Elsinore [33-39 117-19] (19??-19??) 1928 = (Standard Oil ad, WnFly 1/28). 1950 = (G,L) elev: 1256; 3190' p.

El Toro Santa Ana [33 40 18N, 117 43 45W] (3/17/43-7/3/99) = El Toro MCAF/MCAS. 1999 = 8 mi SE of city. Decommissioned, 4,700 acres ceded to city and was in a heated contest about its ultimate use (2004).

Emeryville [37 20 09N, 122 17 15W] (c.1911-1914). While not an airport, as such, the Emeryville Race Track served a few airplanes as a base for local flights, also for public exhibitions featuring notable flyers, as witness this excerpt (author unkown): There was the "outlaw" meet of Feb 17-25, 1912 at the Emeryville race track. The [Oakland] Aero Club cautioned contestants with the threat of "license" revocation but the show went on. Participants were Blanche Scott (Martin-Curtiss type; Hall-Scott 60), P. O. Parmalee (Wright; Hall-Scott 60), Lincoln Beachey (Curtiss; Curtiss 80), Hillery Beachey (Beachey; Hall-Scott 40), Glenn L. Martin (Martin-Curtiss type; Curtiss 80), Horace Kearney (Curtiss type), Weldon B. Cooke, (Wiseman II; Hall-Scott 60), William Hoff (Curtiss; Curtiss 60), Farnum Fish (Wright; Wright 30). The mail-carrying, radio, marriage and aerial homeymoon projects do not appear to have been carried out, but thrills there were. Parmalee's Wright had a muffler for each bank of exhaust ports and the only noise was the whir of the propellers and chain. "Sure-shot" Kearney flew an extra stunt from the field to San Francisco, landing and taking off on Van Ness Avenue. Two days later, Aero (3/9/12) reported, Cooke "made a bad landing on a fence at the track and destroyed the entire center-section of his Curtiss-type biplane."

Emigrant Gap see Blue Canyon.

Emsco Downey [33 55 16N, 118 08 00W] (1929-c.1936) 1929 = Imperial & Lakewood. @ Emsco Aircraft Corp, moved from Long Beach. 1930 = 75 acres, 3000' d. 1936 = 890 Cerritos Blvd (Lakewood Blvd), 1.5 mi SE of Downey, 11 mi SE of LA; elev: 200; 72-ac all-way 2500'x1256' hard-dirt field with NE 2500' od, W 1400' od rwys. 193? = Rectangular all-way dirt field with two oiled rwys: W 1439' and NE 2952'. 19?? = Became Vultee Field.

Encinitas [-?-] (19??-19??) 1928 = (Standard Oil ad, WnFly 1/28).

Engle see Escondido.

Enterprise Sky Park Redding [40 34 26N, 122 19 12W] (c.1965-1995) 1968 = 3.75 mi ESE of town, just E of Shasta View Dr-Hwy 44 interchange; elev: 580; N 2950' p. 1995 = Closed; metal hangars and street names Tarmac Rd and Airstrip Dr preserve its memory.

Escalon aka Thornton [37 50 38N, 120 57 44W] (19??-->) 1968 = (L) 4 mi NE of town, E of Steinegul Rd, N of Edwards Rd; elev: 128; NW 2500' d. 1975 = do. 2005 = do.

Escondido aka Engel [33 07 N, 117 06 W] (19??-19??) 1950 = (M) elev: 630; 1900' d.

Escondido see Howell, Lake Wohlford.

Estrella Paso Robles [35 40 15 N, 120 37 36 W] (1942-19??) 9/2/42-10/15/44 = Estrella AFB, coastal defense. 1947 = (C) elev: 806; 6000' p. 11/27/194? = Became Paso Robles.

Eureka City, Muni [40-46-51 124-12-40] (19??-->) 1992 = (C) 2 mi W of town on strand NW of channel; elev: 20; N 2700' p. 1968 = (M) ditto.

Eureka see Murray.

Exeter, Exeter-Lindsay [36 14 34 N, 119 08 59 W] (19??-19??) 19?? = (C) 3.7 mi S of Exeter, 4.4 NW of Lindsay, E of Belmont Rd, 0.7 mi S of Ave 256; elev: 341. NW 2500' p. 19?? = Renamed Pruner.

Fairfield see Travis.

Fairfield-Suisun [38-15-26 121-58-52] (19??-19??) 1936 = 5 mi E of town; elev: 20; NE 3000' s, N 2970' s, W 2640' s. DoC Site #4 on San Francisco-Seattle Airway. c.1941 = Became USAAF base.

Fair Oaks [38-36-19 121-16-20] (c.1946-c.1958) 1949 = (C) S of town, NW of Folsom Blvd and RR; elev: 70. c.1958 = Closed, became a drive-in movie, then. as a freeway interchange developed, a shopping center.

Fair Oaks see Phoenix.

Fall River Mills [41-01-06 121-25-59] (19??-19??) 1927 = (L) 0.3 mi N of town, 2 mi E of Pit River power plant' 10-ac square all-way dirt field. Might have been an earlier location. 1928 = (Standard Oil ad, WnFly 1/28). 1936 = 0.5 NE of town, N side of hwy; elev: 3317; 2640'x660' sod field. 1968 = 1 mi N of town; elev: 3323'; N 3600' p. 1992 = ditto.

Fallbrook Airpark [33-21-15 117-15-02] (19??-->) 1968 = N 2000' p. 1992 = 1.5 mi SSE of town; elev: 708; N 2160' p.

Famoso [35 38 22N, 119 12 39W] (19??-19??) 1950 = (P) elev: 395; all-way 3800' square paved ex-WW2 satellite. Is NOT Poso-Kern #16 (current Famoso Muni).

Famoso see Poso-Kern Co #16.

Fantasy Haven see Mountain Valley.

Fellows Taft [35-12-38 119-25-29] (19??-19??) = Was Model. Appears to be the strip NE of intersection of Airport Rd and Valley West Rd in a small housing complex.

Ferndale SPB Clear Lake [39-00-12 122-47-53] (19??-->) 2000 = (S) W side of lake; elev: 1326.

Fiddyment Field Roseville [38-47-31 121-22-23] (19??-->) 2000 = (P) 4 mi NW of town; elev: 98; N 1800' cd.

Fillmore [approx: 34-23-40 118-54-47] (19??-19??) c.1935 = SE of town, between SPRR and river. 1948 = 2200' s.

Firebaugh [36-51-21 120-27-38] (19??-->) 1975 = (L) W edge of town, NW of W Nees Ave; elev; 157; NW 3102' p.

Fla-Bob, Flabob see Riverside.

Fletcher see Rosemead.

Flying M Ranch Merced [37-13-54 120-28-43] (19??-->) 1960 = (P) 4.7 mi SW of town; elev: 154; NE 2200' s. Owner: John Myers.

Flying-R Ranch San Miguel [35-76 120-69] (19??-19??) 1990 = 0.3 mi NE of town, gravel strip between road and Salinas R. Frank Rezich, owner, with residence on adjacent hill on E side of road. Abandoned in the '90s.

Fontana (original) [est 34 09 40 N, 117 24 45 W] (19??-19??). 1930 Standard Oil Co map with no supplied info (triangular sod field SW of Riverside Ave and N of Casa Grande Dr.)

Fontana [34 07 55 N, 117 28 03 50 W] (1939-19??) 1939 = (C) N 2640' g, W 2227' g. 1948 = (L) elev: 1425; 2800'. 1950 = (C) elev: 1425; 3550' p. 1953 (LA local) = (M,L) elev:1485; SE of S Highland & Beech Aves; 3 rwys, NE 2300' od. 19?? = Closed, became residential.

Foothill Flying Field Monrovia [34-08-15 117-59-22] (1928-1931) 1930 = (C) 0.25 mi SE of town, E of gas tanks; elev: 500. Irregular 35-acre sandy field with NE 2700'x550' strip. 1931 = Renamed Monrovia.

Monrovia [] (1931-1953) Was Foothill Flying Feld.

Foresthill [39-02 120-84] (c.1962-c.1990) 1968 = (L) c.1 mi W of town, NW of Foresthill Divide Rd & Sunset Dr intersection; elev: 3070; WNW 2300' d. Principal use by lumber companies. c.1990 = closed.

Fort Bidwell [41-52-34 120-08-48] (19??-->) 1968 = (L) N 3900' g. 1992 = 1 mi N of town; elev: 4602; N 3660' g. 2006 = not maintained.

Fort Bragg [est: 39-26 123-48] 1936 = 0.5 mi N of town; elev: 43; 1600'x1434' dirt field. INFO NEEDED.

Fort Bragg [39-28-26 123-47-44] (19??-19??) 1968 = 2.2 mi N of town; elev: 71; N 1780' d.

Fort Bragg see White.

Fort Jones see Lefko, Scott Valley.

Fortuna see Rohnerville.

Fountain Modesto [-?-] (19??-19??) 19?? = (D).

Fox Field Lancaster [34-44-27 118-13-07] (19??-->) 1948 = Was Lancaster, 4300' od. USAF Genl William J Fox. 1968 = 3 mi NW of town; elev: 2347; ENE 5000' p. 1977 = 5000' p. 2006 = 4 mi NW of town; elev: 2351; ENE 7201' p.

Franklin Field Elk Grove [38-18-16 121-25-45] (1947-->) WW2 = USAAF auxiliary field, bomber training. 1947 = Acquired by County of Sacramento as USAF surplus property. 1960 = N 3830' p. 1968 = 12480 Bruceville Rd; N 3290' p, W 3105' p. 1992 = 4 mi SE of town; elev: 21; N 3240' p.

Frazier Lake Airpark Hollister [36-57-11 121-27-55] (19??-->) 1992 = (C, S) 8 mi NW of town; elev: 151; NE 2500' t, c.3000'x60' sealane.

Fremont [37-27-57 121-55-53] (1943-19??) 1943-45 = Heath NOLF, satellite for Livermore NAS; NW 3100' c. 1968 = 8 mi SSW of town, 2 mi NNW of Milpitas, W of hwy; elev: 4; NW 2310' p. 19?? = Closed for industrial development.

Fremont see Skyways-Sky Sailing.

French Valley Murrieta Hot Springs [33-34-27 117-07-43] (19??-->) 2005 = (C) 2 mi NE of town, adjacent SE side of Winchester Rd; elev: 1350; N 6000' p.

Fresno [approx: 36-48-07 119-47-35] (19??-19??) 1927 = (C, L) 6 mi N of town, 3 mi S of river, "electric car line on E; 600'x1300' field. Could be the one reported as "up on Blackstone."

Fresno [approx: 36-50-37 119-47-34] (19??-19??) 1927 = (L) 7 mi N of town, W of hwy 41; 600'x2200' field. @ "Municipal field." Is same as previous?

Fresno Air Terminal [36-46-09 119-43-05] (19??-->) 194? = Was Hammer Field/ Fresno AAB. 1/15/1947 = Fresno ANG base. 19?? = Became civil Fresno Air Terminal. 1952 = (M) NW 7028' p. 1968 = elev: 332; NW 9218' p, NW 2967' p. 1992 = (M) 5 mi NE of town; elev: 333; NW 9222' p, NW 7200' p.

Fresno Northeast is Sierra Sky Park ?

Fresno see Chandler Field, Furlong, Sierra Sky Park.

Frick Twenty-Nine Palms [34-12-46 116-03-13] (19??-19??) 1968 = 5 mi N of town; elev: 1875; W 2800' d, WNW 2860' d. 2006 = Aerial view shows what appears to be rwy scribings at this location that might be this airport. No other data found. A few miles E, Dick Dale Skyranch might also qualify, but rwys don't match directions.

Frog Town Angels Camp [est: 38 02 58N, 120 31 40W] (c.1960-1979) 1960 = Was Angels Camp. 1968 = (C) 2 mi SE of town, E side of hwy 49; elev: 1530; NW 2070' (>2400') p. 1979 = Closed.

Fruitvale Flying Field Oakland [-?-] (19??-19??) INFO NEEDED of this pre-WW1 airport.

Fullerton [33-52-18 117-58-46] (1928-->) 1927 = "Fullerton air field being constructed." 1929 = Operated by Dowling & Dowling (brothers), ex-Dowling & Long. c.1930 = (M) 3 mi W of town, SW of AT&SFRR; elev: 85; 53-ac all-way 1761'x1319' sandy field with two rwys: W 1750'x600' od and N 1750'x300' od. 1939 = All-ways field with N 900'(?) d, W 1750' od. 1967 = W 3120' p. 1992 = (C) 3 mi W of town; elev: 96; NE 3121' p.

Furlong Fresno [est: 36 48 38N, 119 52 35W] (19??-19??) 1948 = 6.5 mi NW of town on SPRR; elev: 285; 3300'. @ fdr: Frank Furlong (FBO Cantral Air Services).

Furnace Creek Inn see Death Valley.

Galbraith Palmdale [34-35 118-07] (19??-19??) 1948 = (L) W edge of town, W of RR; elev: 2660; 2600' d.

Gallaher Tulare [36-16 119-18] (19??-1994) 1968 = N 2555' p. 1988 = 4 mi N of town; elev: 314; N 2550' p. 1994 = Closed.

Galt [38-15-24 121-17-46] (1929-->) 1929 = "Airport at Galt High School being extensively improved; building new rwy."

Galt see McCracken Field.

Gansner Field Quincy [39-56-37 120-56-48] (19??-->) 1968 = (M) ENE 3100' p. 1992 = 1 mi N of town on Spanish Creek Rd; elev: 3415; W 4100' p.

Garberville [40-05-09 123-48-59] 1968 = elev: 549; N 2850' p. 1992 = 1.4 mi SSW of town on Sprowl Creek Rd, on a ridge E of river; elev: 546; N 3050' p. 2005 = as previous.

Garberville see Benbow.

* Gardena Valley #1 Gardena [33-53-59 118-19-13] (1921-19??) = (C) 1 mi NW of town; 120 acres SE of Rosecrans and Crenshaw Blvd; elev: 51; W 1800' d (Source: Regl Planning Comm Nov 1939). 1939 = (C) 14501 S Gramercy Pl; elev: 45. 2600' oiled rwy, W 1800' sod strip.

Gardena Valley #2 Gardena [33-54-21 118-18-46] (c.1934-1936) Was Dycer #1. c.1934 = (C) Bordered by Western, Van Ness, 135 St, 141 St; elev: 50; W 1600' d. 1936 = Became Gotch. dates and chronology need verifying.

Gardner Field Taft [35-06-20 119-18-21] (1941-c.1947) 10/27/41-1945 = USAAF flight training. 19?? = 9 mi ESE of town; elev: 444; NW 6000' p. 1950 = 6000' p. 1950 data lists as (M) but then notes, "Closed, not maintained." Likely limited post-war use in duster ops. Maj John H Gardner, USAAF. 11/x/1970 = Plowed under for cotton, but its presence still showed from the air in 2000.

Garland Lincoln Frazier Park [-?-] (19??-19??) = (P,L) no data.

Gary Field Blythe [33-40-45 114-38-35] (1942-1947) 19?? = (R) 5.5 mi NW of town; elev: 400; 2000'x3000' hard sand field with N 2800' cd. @ (Tom) Morton Air Academy, primary flight training contract for AAF. 2005 = After a 58-year hiatus, the field was resurrected, at least in spirit, as W R Byron private strip.

Gasquet see Ward Field.

General William J Fox Field see Fox Field.

Gene Wash Reservoir [34-18-31 114-11-22] (19??-->) = (L) elev: c. 825; WNW 3220' p.

Georgetown [38-55-08 120-51-53] (19??-->) 1968 = elev: 2630; NNW 2980' p. 1992 = 2 mi NW of town; elev: 2640; NNW 2985' p.

Giant Rock [34-19-52 116-23-12] (19??-19??) 1950 = elev: 2700; 5300' d. 1968 = Popular hangout for the UFO bunch, waiting for their space buddies to arrive. 1977 = 15 mi N of Yucca Valley; elev: 2828; NW 4900' g.

Gibbs Field San Diego [32-48-56 117-08-22] (1937-1947) 1937 = fdr: Willian Gibbs. 1940 = Leased to Ryan School of Aeronautics for USAAC cadet tng. 1947 = Sold to City of San Diego; renamed Montgomery Field in 1950.

Gilfillan Fontana [-?-] (19??-19??) 1963 = (P) elev: 1485; 3084'. @ Gilfillan Radio Corp.

Gills Cummings [-?-] (19??-19??) 1936 = 6 mi NW of town, 25 mi S of Garberville(?); elev: 1000; NW 2500' t.

Gillespie Field El Cajon [32-49-34 116-58-20] (1942-->) 1942 = USMC parachutist facility. Lt Archibald H Gillespie. 1942 = Acquired by San Diego Co. 1950 = 2 mi NNW of town, 1.5 mi S of Santee; elev: 380; W 5400' p. 1997 = elev: 385; parallel rws W 5341' p and 2737' p, NNW 4147' p. 2006 = 10 mi NE of "associated city" (San Diego?); elev: 387.

* Gilmore Flying Field aka Gilmore Aerodrome Grass Valley [39 13 17N, 121 04 33W] (c.1900-c.1927) = Dates are estimates, but the field was used by Lyman Gilmore, a reclusive inventor who created two fanciful powered airplanes c.1908 (SEE Gilmore's entry on our Aircraft: Ga page), and some gliders c.1900. Although neither of his airplanes actually flew, his field reportedly had two graded runways and reportedly was used in the '20s to some extent by local pilots. c.1927 = Became the first Grass Valley.

Gilroy [-?-] (19??-19??) 1948 = 1.5 NW of town; elev: 240; 2500'.

Glendale [34 09 47N, 118 17 19W] (1923-1929) 1923 = (M) elev: 600; 2600'x2600' field with NW 2000' rolled dirt. Founded by aircraft manufacturer Bert Kinner at San Fernando Rd at Sonora St, but developed by Curtiss-Wright Corp Western terminus for several air lines; Transcontinental & Western Airlines (TWA) began operations there. Air Rodeo 3/17/23. 1929 = Became Grand Central Air Terminal

Glendale Muni [34-08 118-15] (19??-c.1923) 4/12/1923 = (M) 6 mi N of Los Angeles; elev: 600; all-way 1200'x1900' rolled dirt field with 1000' rwy. Near golf course.

Glendale see Brand.

Glen Ivy [-?-] (19??-19??) 1963 = elev: 1200; 1950' d. 1968 = (C) 1 mi N of resort; elev: 1177; N 1353' g.

Glenn Martin Flying School #1 see Griffith Park Aerodrome.

Glenn Martin Flying School #2 Los Angeles [-?-] (1914-19??) = (C) Imperial Blvd, W of Sepulveda Blvd. A branch of Martin's Griffith Park operation; now the site of LAX.

Gnoss Field aka Marin Co Novato [38-08-32 122-33-23] (19??-->) 1968 = (C) 3 mi SE of town; elev: 1. 120ac reclaimed marshland, NW 3300' p.

Goddard Palo Alto [-?-] (19??-19??) INFO NEEDED - might be one of the two Palo Altos below.

Goffs [34 56 08N, 115 01 55W] (19??-19??) 1936 = 2 mi NE of town; elev: 1850 (?); NE 4000' d, N 3960' d, W 3960' d. DoC Site #21 on Los Angeles-Amarillo Airway. We had said, "No traces found on satellite view in this area; perhaps obliterated over the years by winds and sand." We take it back -- thanks to Chris Kennedy for uncovering this relic!

Goffs #1 [34 46 18N, 115 13 14W] (19??-19??) WW2 = USAAF Aux for Camp Essex.

Goffs #2 [34 56 12N, 115 04 04W] A WW2 Army artifact that left its thumbprint in the desert, a NE rwy still visible in satellite view, was connected with Camp Goff probably for use in field exercises; 1.2 mi N of intersection of Lanfair and Goffs Rds; elev: 2650. Official name, if any, is unknown. Doubtful civil use.

Goldstone Fort Irwin [35 21 20N, 116 53 04W] (19??-->) = INFO NEEDED on this remote NE 6000' p strip 12.8 mi NW of town.

Goodyear aka Wingfoot Los Angeles [33 51 21N, 118 16 39W] (1920-19??) = (L) S Main St, just south of Goodyear plant. Four hangars, airship hangar. Offered services to visiting airplanes. Goodyear plans dirigible plant in LA. Pony Blimp service to Catalina from Daugherty Airport 1920-23.

Gotch Gardena [33 54 21N, 118 18 46W] (c.1936-c.1937) c.1936 = Was Gardena Valley #2; W of Western Ave, between 135 and 139 Sts; elev: 50. c.1937 = Became Western Avenue. Also was Dycer #1?

Grand Central Air Terminal Glendale [34 09 47N, 118 17 19W] (1928-1958) Redeveloped from Glendale Airport. 1929 = (C) 1224 Airway Dr, dedication 2/17/29 (Aero Digest Apr 1929)—some ads mention a formal dedication on 2/22/31. 1939 = N 3000', NW 3600'. WW2 = Glendale AAF. 1958: Closed. Founded 1928 by Corliss C Moseley and group of investors (>Dave Hatfield L A Aeronautics p.81 says developed by C C and C A Spicer, owners and developers. Construction began 10/x/28, dedicated 2/17/29.) @ Timm Airplane Corp, Kinner Co, Curtiss-Wright Tech Institute, Pickwick Airlines, Maddux Airlines-TWA. The field even boasted its own dirigible hangar (Slate Airship Co) at the southwest end in 1927, a hotel, and a Aviation Country Club. After WW2 it served not only general aviation but as home for Moseley's Grand Central Aircraft Co (ex-Curtiss-Wright Tech), a contract repair base for large military aircraft. However, Lockheed Air Terminal and LAX took away the airline revenue as its NW 3000' runway was too short for newer passenger aircraft (also had little-used NE 1200' d). Sadly, a once-proud queen of airports gave way to developers as a manufacturing center. Several original buildings and hangars still remain as factories, and the control tower and lobby were reportedly being restored by Disney Corp (2003).

Grande Vista Palm City [est: 32 35 47N, 117 04 55W] (19??-19??) 1936 = 1 mi E of town, 3 mi S of Chula Vista between hwys 99 and 101; elev: 150; W 1500' g, NE 1000' g.

Grant's Airpark Olancha [36 15 27N, 117 59 52W] (19??-19??) 2006 = (P?) 1.7 mi SSE of town, W of Hwy 395; elev: 3738; three dirt rwys: NW 3100', N 1930', ENE 1725. Possible old Adamson?

Grass Valley [39 13 17N, 121 04 33W] (c.1927-c.1955) 1928 = Was Gilmore Field; (Standard Oil ad, WnFly 1/28) no data. 1929 = (L) W edge of town on the Rough & Ready Hwy; elev: 2600. 1936 = (L, C) 0.5 mi NW of town on 200' hill; elev: 2610; W 2100' s, NW 1700' s. 1954 = W 1800' d. c.1955 = Closed with a new airport established on the E side of town, and the property became the Lyman Gilmore Middle School.

Grass Valley, Nevada Co [39 13 25N, 121 00 07W] (c.1955-->) 1955 = (C) Second location, 3 mi E of town. c.1957 = Renamed Nevada Co.

Grass Valley see Alta Sierra.

Gravelly Valley Upper Valley [39-26-59 122-57-18] (19??-->) 1960 = N 5000'. 1968 = (L) 21.5 mi ENE of Willits, 17 mi NW of Clear Lake N shore, NNE of Simmons and Salmon Creek Rds; elev: 1900; N 4350' g. 1975 = N 4300' g. 1997 = N 4050' g.

Gray Butte Adelanto [34 33 55 N, 117 40 28 W] (19??-19??) WW2 = Victorville AAF satellite #4. 1950 = 3200' p. 1963 = (R) 15.3 mi W of town, 25 mi E of Palmdale; elev: 3015. WNW 3740' p.

Great Western Airfield Reedley [36 40 18 N, 119 27 04 W] (19??-->) 19?? = (M) Was Reedley Muni. 4 mi N of town; elev: 381; NNW 2300' od. 1997 = elev: 383; N 3300' p.

Green Acres Visalia [36 20 28 N, 119 19 43 W] (c.1927-1992) Originally Hyde Field. 1951 = (C) elev: 317; 2800'. 1968 = 2 mi N of Visalia; WNW 2800' od. 1988 = 1 mi NW of town; elev: 317; WNW 2800' p. 1992 = Closed.

Greenfield [36 20 43 N' 121 15 44 W] (19??-19??) = (D) about 1.8 mi S of town, W of hwy 101 at edge of mesa; NE 1600' d.

Greenfield see Metz, Pinnacles Air Park.

Griffith Park Aerodrome, Glenn Martin Flying School Los Angeles [34 09 00N, 118 16 59W] (1912-1931) = (C) Between Griffith Park Dr and LA River. 1912 = Van M Griffith donated 100 acres of land alongside what is now Griffith Park Drive with a request it be used to "do something to further aviation." Once hangars were built, aviation pioneers Glenn L Martin and Silas Cristoffersen seized the opportunity to operate from such an ideal location. Martin's first fight school opened its doors that year and his name was applied to the airfield as Glenn Martin Flying School, but soon changed to Griffith Park Aerodrome. 1931 = Property handed over to the State for use by the CNG's 40th Air Corps Div 115th Obsv Sqn commanded by Maj C C Moseley (later was a founder of Western Airlines and Cal-Aero Tech Institute), who established a non-civil base as Griffith Park National Guard Field (1931-1939) with a NW 3600' paved and N 2975' oil & gravel rwys. Training missions were flown there until 1939, at which time the Planning Commission charged that a military airport violated conditions of the original land deed. The site was vacated (only to be replaced by a veterans housing project for a while), and ended up as a parking lot for the L.A. Zoo and a part of the Golden State Freeway.

Grimes [approx: 39-03 121-55] 1928 (19??-19??) 1927 = [L aux] 2.25 mi SW of town, 2.5 mi W of river, S of Arbuckle Rd; 5260'x1315' field. "Emergency only." 1928 = (Standard Oil ad, WnFly 1/28).

Groveland see Pine Mountain Lake.

Gualala see Ocean Ridge, Sea Ranch.

Gustine [37-15-40 120-57-53] (19??-->) 1968 = N 2335' p. 1992 = 2 mi E of town; elev: 75; N 3200' p.

Haigh Field Orland [39 43 14 N, 122 08 46 W] (c.1942-->) WW2 = USAAF aux field for Chico AAF (as Orland Aux #1), remanded to Glenn County c.1947. 1968 = (C) elev: 220; 3000' square tarmac, NW 5150' p. 1992 = (C) 3 mi SE of town at Roads P and 200; elev: 215; NNW 4500' p.

Half Moon Bay [37-30 122-30] (19??-19??) WW2 = USAAF auxiliary field. 1948 = 5 mi NW of town on Pillar Point, 1 mi S of Moss Beach; elev: 36; NW 5000' p. 1992 = elev: 64 (AOPA says elev: 67).

Hammonton Air Strip Narysville [39-11-30 121-25-11] (19??-->) 2006 = (P) 9.6 mi NE of town, 3.5 mi N of Beale AFB, SE of 2nd Ave and Hammonton Rd; elev: 125. N 1650' d,

Hancock Field (Hancock College of Aeronautics Field) Santa Maria [34-56-42 120-25-29] (1928-c.1946). 10/21/28: Dedication ceremonies. 1 mi SE of town, bordered by SMVRR, Bradley Rd, Stowell Rd, Miller St; elev: 200; 2600'x2600' od. WW2 = Civil pilot training field (CPT) for USAAF established and headed by Capt G Allen Hancock. 19?? = Development as an industrial complex, but some original buildings remain (2004). 1946 = The honorary name was transferred to Santa Maria Muni.

Hanford [36-19-05 119-37-43] (19??-->) 19?? = (M). 1968 = NW 3400' p. 1992 = 1 mi SE of town; elev: 248; NW 3965' p.

Hanford see Blair.

Hangar City Santa Ana [33-42 117-49] (19??-19??) 1950 = (C) 4 mi WSW of town, S of RR; elev: 53; 3000' p.

Hansen Adelanto [34-37-45 117-39-13] (19??-->) 1963 = (L) 2.5 mi SW of El Mirage Dry Lake; elev: 2858; 4000' d. CAP field. 1988 = (P) 15 mi WNW of town; elev: 2856; W 6900' d.

Happy Camp [41-47-28 123-23-13] (19??-->) 1968 = (L) W edge of town, N of Hwy 96; elev: 1208. 1992 = (L) SW edge of town; elev: 1209; NE 3000' p.

Harmon San Jacinto [est: 33 45 59 N, 116 57 54 W] (19??-19??) 1936 = 1.25 mi S of town, E of RR; elev: 1600; 1320'x990' loamy field.

Harmon Field see Pixley.

Harris Ranch Coalinga [36-15-01 120-14-20] (19??-->) 1992- = (C) 10 mi NE of town, E side of hwy I-5; elev: 470; NW 2800' od.

Harry Sham SEE Modesto.

Harvard Yermo [34-57-43 116-40-31] (19??-->) 1950 = (L) W 2600' d. 1975 = (L) 9 mi E of town; elev: 1818; ENE 2600' d.

Harvey Corcoran [36 07 42 N, 119 34 40 W] (19??-19??) 1947 = Possible duster strip. NE of RR; elev: 200. 2700' d (Jan 1947 secl).

Harvey Santa Paula [34-22 119-02] (19??-19??) 1950 = (L) 1 mi NE of town; elev: 290; 2200' d.

Hastings SEE Sierra.

Hawes #1 Barstow [34 55 21 N, 117 22 36 W] (19??-19??) 1950 = 18 mi W of town, S of hwy 58; elev: 2319. Abandoned WW2 military field with three dirt rws: N 4300', NW 5700', NE 5700'. No sign of civilization on it or for miles around.

Hawke Riverbank [37-43-22 120-53-29] (19??-->) 2005 = (R,D) 2 mi ESE of town; elev: 158. @ Hawke Dusters.

Hawkins Lancaster [-?-] (19??-19??) 1968 = 10 mi E of town; elev: 2430; ENE 4000' d.

Hawthorne aka Jack Northrop Field [33-55-18 118-20-05] (1939-->) 1939 = (C) SE of 120th St & Prairie Ave, N of PERR; elev: 65; W 4000'. 1992 = 1 mi E of town; elev: 63; W 4956' p. 1967 = W 5000' p.

Hayfork [40-32-49 123-10-54] (19??-19??) 1968 = (C,L) 0.5 mi S of town, N of Morgan Rd; elev: 2322; W 4100' p. 1992 = 1 mi S of town; elev: 2321; W 4115' p.

Hayward, Air Terminal, Executive [37-40 122-07] (19??-->) WW2 (19??-1947) = Hayward AAF, sub-base for Hammer Field. c.1950 = (C) elev: 25; 5500'. 1968 = (M) elev: 49; W 5156' p, W 3536' p. 1968? = Renamed Hayward Air Terminal. 1992 = 2 mi W of town; elev: 47; W 5024' p, W 3107' p. 19?? = Renamed Hayward Executive.

Healdsburg [38-39-21 122-54-03] (19??-19??) 1968 = 4 mi NW of town; NW 2570' p. 1992 = (M) 3 mi NW of town; elev: 300; NW 2707' p.

Healdsburg see Alexander Valley.

Hearst San Simeon [35-39-19 121-11-03] (1936-->) = (R) 0.5 mi NE of town; elev: 120; NNW 2350' sod, WNW 1300' sod for Castle guests flying in. 1946 = (P) Rwys abandoned and field moved NW to [35-39-36 121-11-39] with one NW 4200' p rwy. c.1960 = (P) Use restricted to official Castle business, Sheriff's S&R aircraft and emergencies. 2006 = Remnants of the 1936 rwys are still faintly visible at the juncture of those coordinates.

Hearst Hacienda see Jolon.

Helendale [34 49 38 N, 117 18 14 W] ? (19??-->) WW2 = ?. 1950 = (R) elev: 2540; 5600' p. 1967 = (R) elev: 2509; 4459' d. 1997 = (L) 5.5 mi NE of town; elev: 2495; NE 3800' p, W and NW closed. Found reference to "9 mi W of town" is likely Sun Hill Ranch [34 45 30 N, 117 29 54 W].

Hell'er High Water Zenia [40-08-29 123-23-57] (19??-1990) 1968 = elev: 2493; N 2400' g. 1975 = (L) 7 mi SE of town; elev: 2450; N 2400' d. 1990 = Closed.

Hellman Field location?

Hemet-Ryan Hemet [33-44-02 117-01-21] (19??-->) WW2 = Hemet NAAS. 1950 = Was Ryan; (C) between hwy & RR; elev: 1502; two 2200' p. 1963 = NE 4315' p. 1968 = ditto. 1992 = 3 mi SW of town. elev: 1512; NE 4315' p, NE 2045' p.

Henderson Ojai [34-25 119-17] (19?