Douthitt Strip

Douthitt Strip

IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: 23CN
Summary
Airport type Private use
Owner R. Douthitt Enterprises, Inc.
Serves El Centro, California
Elevation AMSL 45 ft / 14 m
Coordinates 32°47′20″N 115°31′47″W / 32.78889°N 115.52972°W / 32.78889; -115.52972Coordinates: 32°47′20″N 115°31′47″W / 32.78889°N 115.52972°W / 32.78889; -115.52972
Map
23CN

Location of airport in California

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 1,800 549 Dirt
8/26 1,400 427 Dirt
Statistics
Based aircraft 23

Douthitt Strip (FAA LID: 23CN) is a privately owned, private use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) east of the central business district of El Centro, a city in Imperial County, California, United States.[1]

History

Provided contract glider training to the United States Army Air Forces, 1942-1944. Training provided by Aeronautical Training Center, Inc. Used primarily C-47 Skytrains and Waco CG-4 unpowered Gliders. The mission of the school was to train glider pilot students in proficiency in operation of gliders in various types of towed and soaring flight, both day and night, and in servicing of gliders in the field.

Facilities and aircraft

Douthitt Strip has two runways with dirt surfaces: 4/22 is 1,800 by 100 feet (549 x 30 m) and 8/26 is 1,400 by 100 feet (427 x 30 m). There are 23 aircraft based at this airport: 91% single-engine and 9% ultralight.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 FAA Airport Master Record for 23CN (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.

Other sources

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 12/4/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.