Tehachapi Municipal Airport Explained

Tehachapi Municipal Airport
Iata:TSP
Icao:KTSP
Faa:TSP
Type:Public
Operator:City of Tehachapi
Location:Tehachapi, California
Elevation-F:4,001
Elevation-M:1,219.5
R1-Number:11/29
R1-Length-F:4,031
R1-Length-M:1,229
R1-Surface:Asphalt

Tehachapi Municipal Airport is in Tehachapi, Kern County, California. It covers 264acres and has one runway.[1]

The airport was established in 1929 originally to support an air mail route between Tehachapi and Bakersfield. After the 1952 Kern County earthquake Tehachapi became inaccessible by roads or rail, and the airport saw an emergency relief airlift for several weeks. There are hangars and an industrial park on the south side of the airport, and in 2009 the city was planning an expansion to include a taxiway and hangars on the north side.[2]

In 1974 Golden West Airlines scheduled de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters to Los Angeles (LAX).[3] The flight is in the August 1974 OAG but not in the March 1975 edition.

Golden Age Flight Museum moved to temporary quarters in 2022.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Airport . City of Tehachapi . 2008-08-17 .
  2. News: Tehachapi Municipal Airport - Positive Growth . California Pilots Association . Don Haley . February 13, 2007 . October 10, 2012.
  3. http://www.departedflights.com, April 15, 1974 Golden West Airlines route map
  4. News: Schultz . Barbara . 2022-07-13 . Golden Age Flight Museum has home in Tehachapi . 2022-08-01 . Aerotech News & Review . en-US.