Apple Valley Airport (California) Explained

Apple Valley Airport
Iata:APV
Icao:KAPV
Faa:APV
Type:Public
Location:Apple Valley, California
Elevation-F:3062
Elevation-M:933
R1-Number:18/36
R1-Length-F:6,498
R1-Length-M:1,981
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:8/26
R2-Length-F:4,099
R2-Length-M:1,249
R2-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Apple Valley Airport is a public airport three miles (4.8 km) north of Apple Valley in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The airport has two runways and is used for general aviation. It opened around 1970.

Past airline service

The first airline flights to Apple Valley were to the old airport 34.528°N -117.215°W by Air West predecessor Bonanza Air Lines from the late 1950s until 1966: DC-3s, then Fairchild F-27s.

From 1970 to 1973 Apple Valley was served by Hughes Airwest (formerly called Air West) F-27s to Las Vegas, Riverside, Ontario, and Los Angeles (LAX). In 1979 commuter airline Inland Empire Airlines scheduled Swearingen Metros to Ontario, Los Angeles, Bullhead City, and Las Vegas.[2]

Facilities

The airport has two runways:

References

  1. , effective 2009-08-27.
  2. http://www.departedflights.com, Nov. 15, 1979 Inland Empire map

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