Lone Pine Airport Explained

Lone Pine Airport
Faa:O26
Type:Public
Location:Lone Pine, California
Elevation-F:3,680
Elevation-M:1,122
Pushpin Map:California
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Lone Pine Airport
Pushpin Label:O26
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
R1-Number:16/34
R1-Length-F:4,000
R1-Length-M:1,219
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:13G/31G
R2-Length-F:2,400
R2-Length-M:732
R2-Surface:Dirt

Lone Pine Airport is a public airport located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Lone Pine serving Inyo County, California, United States. The airport has two runways and is mostly used for general aviation. Services include air ambulance for the southern part of the county, and search and rescue for Mount Whitney and Death Valley.[1]

Charts: San Francisco; L5.

UNICOM/CTAF frequency: 122.8

Facilities

Lone Pine Airport has two runways:

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:

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. News: Licari . Katie . 2024-06-04 . Revealed: These rural California airports need critical repairs. Los Angeles stands in their way . 2024-06-04 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.