| Zamperini Field | |
| Iata: | TOA |
| Icao: | KTOA |
| Faa: | TOA |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | City of Torrance |
| Location: | Torrance, California |
| Elevation-F: | 103 |
| Elevation-M: | 31 |
| Website: | https://www.torranceca.gov/government/city-departments/general-services/torrance-airport |
| Coordinates: | 33.8033°N -118.3397°W |
| Pushpin Map: | California#USA |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Label: | KTOA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| R1-Number: | 11L/29R |
| R1-Length-F: | 5,000 |
| R1-Length-M: | 1,524 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt/concrete |
| R2-Number: | 11R/29L |
| R2-Length-F: | 3,000 |
| R2-Length-M: | 914 |
| R2-Surface: | Asphalt/concrete |
| H1-Number: | HI |
| H1-Length-F: | 110 |
| H1-Length-M: | 34 |
| H1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Stat-Year: | 2016 |
| Stat1-Header: | Aircraft operations |
| Stat1-Data: | 119,034 |
| Stat2-Header: | Based aircraft |
| Stat2-Data: | 276 |
| Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Zamperini Field is a public airport three miles (5 km) southwest of downtown Torrance, in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
The airport is classified by the FAA as a Regional Reliever[2] and was once known as Torrance Municipal Airport; it was renamed for local sports and war hero Louis Zamperini on December 7, 1946, the fifth anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack.
The airport was completed by the United States Army Air Forces on March 31, 1943,[3] and was known as Lomita Flight Strip. It was an emergency landing field for military aircraft on training flights. It was closed after World War II and the War Assets Administration (WAA) turned it over to local government. Once turned over to the City of Torrance it was renamed Zamperini Field on December 7, 1946.
Zamperini Field covers 506acres and has two asphalt/concrete runways: 11L/29R, 5,000 x 150 ft (1,524 x 46 m) and 11R/29L, 3,000 x 75 ft (914 x 23 m). It has one asphalt helipad, 110 x 110 ft (34 x 34 m).
In the year ending January 31, 2016, the airport had 119,034 aircraft operations, average 325 per day: 99% general aviation, <1% military and <1% air taxi. 276 aircraft are based at the airport: 89% single-engine, 9% multi-engine and 2% helicopter.
Zamperini Field has a small terminal with a vending machine, conference room, bathroom, and flight planning room. Outside a patio has small tables. Inside the terminal are historical papers related to the airport on the wall and a security post. A Lockheed T-33 (#52-9239) is on display on the turn court outside the terminal.[4]
The helipad for a neighboring hospital, the Torrance Memorial Medical Center, is at the north-west corner of the airfield.
Zamperini Field is the home of Robinson Helicopter Company. Their entire production, assembly, and testing facilities are on the southeast side of the airfield and are the largest buildings at the field.
Zamperini Field is the new home of the Western Museum of Flight, previously in Hawthorne, California.