Angwin–Parrett Field Explained

Virgil O. Parrett Field
Faa:2O3
Type:Public
Owner:Pacific Union College
City-Served:Angwin, California
Elevation-F:1,848
Elevation-M:563
Coordinates:38.58°N -122.4356°W
R1-Number:16/34
R1-Length-F:3,217
R1-Length-M:981
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2004
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:12,000
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:38
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Virgil O. Parrett Field or Angwin Airport is a public use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) east of the central business district of Angwin, in Napa County, California, United States. It is owned by Pacific Union College.It is also known as Angwin–Parrett Field Airport.[2] In 2006, a plan was floated for Pacific Union College to divest the field by selling it for $27 million to the County of Napa.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Angwin–Parrett Field covers an area of 60acres at an elevation of 1,848 feet (563 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 16/34 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,217 by 50 feet (981 x 15 m).

For the 12-month period ending November 19, 2004, the airport had 12,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 32 per day. At that time there were 38 aircraft based at this airport: 92% single-engine and 8% multi-engine.

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
  2. retired. 1653220. Virgil O Parrett Field. 2009-05-04.
  3. News: College asking $27 million: Angwin Airport may go to County. 5 September 2011. Angwin Reporter. 8 August 2006. WebCite. 7 March 2007. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070307064830/http://www.angwinreporter.com/2006/AR10/index.html.