Montague Airport (California) Explained

Montague Airport-Yreka Rohrer Field
Iata:ROF[1]
Faa:1O5
Type:Public
Owner:City of Montague, California
Location:Montague, California
Elevation-F:2527
Coordinates:41.7303°N -122.5456°W
Pushpin Map:California
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Montague Airport
Pushpin Label:ROF
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
R1-Number:14/32
R1-Length-F:3360
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:05/23
R2-Length-F:2080
R2-Surface:Grass

The Montague Airport, also known as Yreka Rohrer Field, is located on the west side of Montague, California, United States.[2] It is owned by the City of Montague.

History

The municipal airport at Montague was created at its present location in 1928. The maintenance hangar and a small weather observatory building were built in 1928. Civilian Conservation Corps funds helped to bring in large quantities of gravel to stabilize the landing area in the early 1930s. Originally the airport was only a north–south dirt strip. A crosswind runway was added in the 1930s. A small amount of paving was added to the south end of the original strip in the 1950s to accommodate drag racing by automobiles, not aircraft.

During World War II, the airport was designated as Montague Air Force Auxiliary Field, and was an auxiliary training airfield for Hamilton Field, California.

The airport returned to civil control in 1945 after the war. The last major improvement consisted of lengthening the runway by 600 feet to its present 3,360 feet in 1982.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Airline and Airport Code Search. IATA. 6 April 2016.
  2. 1653748. Montague-Yreka Rohrer Field. 2009-05-04.