Lone Pine Airport
Direction | Length | Surface | |
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ft | m | ||
16/34 | 4,000 | 1,219 | Asphalt |
13G/31G | 2,400 | 732 | Dirt |
Lone Pine Airport (FAA LID: O26) is a public airport located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Lone Pine (geographic coordinates N36-35.30; W118-03.12) serving Inyo County, California, United States. The airport has two runways and is mostly used for general aviation. Charts: San Francisco; L5.
UNICOM/CTAF frequency: 122.8
Facilities
Lone Pine Airport has two runways:
- Runway 16/34: 4,000 x 60 ft (1,219 x 18 m), surface: asphalt
- Runway 13/31: 2,400 x 100 ft (732 x 30 m), surface: dirt
World War II
During World War II, the airport was used as a contract flying school by the United States Army Air Forces. The school operated between 1942 and 1944. It also controlled several auxiliary airfields:
- Adamson Landing Field 36°15′23″N 117°59′52″W / 36.25639°N 117.99778°W / 36.25639; -117.99778
- Independence Auxiliary Field 36°48′50″N 118°12′15″W / 36.81389°N 118.20417°W / 36.81389; -118.20417
- Inyo County Auxiliary Field 36°44′13″N 118°08′42″W / 36.73694°N 118.14500°W / 36.73694; -118.14500
See also
- California World War II Army Airfields
- 36th Flying Training Wing (World War II)
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Airport Master Record (FAA Form 5010) Archived 2007-01-30 at the Wayback Machine, also available as a printable form[permanent dead link] (PDF)
External links
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for O26
- AirNav airport information for O26
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for O26
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- Eastern Technical Training Command
- Central Technical Training Command
- Western Technical Training Command
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