Lone Pine Airport

Airport in Lone Pine, California
O26 is located in California
O26
O26
Location of Lone Pine Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
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

References

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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lone Pine Airport.
  • 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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