Inyo County Airport

Inyo County Airport
Manzanar Airport
Inyo County Air Force Auxiliary Field

2006 USGS airphoto
IATA: noneICAO: none
Summary
Serves Fresno, California
Coordinates 36°44′13″N 118°08′42″W / 36.73694°N 118.14500°W / 36.73694; -118.14500
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Location of Inyo County Airport

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/35 5,000 1,524 bituminous
13/30 5,000 1,524 bituminous

Inyo County Airport is a closed airport located east of Fresno, California.

History

During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces as an auxiliary training airfield for the flying school at Lone Pine Airport, California.

It was later used as a civil airport. The facility closed sometime in the 1950s. The remains of the runways and ground facilities can be seen in aerial imagery.

See also

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

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