Roy Williams Airport

Roy Williams Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: L80
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Richardson Family Trust
Serves Joshua Tree, California
Elevation AMSL 2,464 ft / 751 m
Coordinates 34°09′15″N 116°15′08″W / 34.15417°N 116.25222°W / 34.15417; -116.25222
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 2,493 760 Asphalt
12/30 2,355 718 Asphalt/Dirt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations 6,200
Based aircraft 14

Roy Williams Airport (FAA LID: L80) is a privately owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of Joshua Tree, in San Bernardino County, California, United States.[1]

The airport was named for Roy Williams, artist and entertainer for The Walt Disney Studios, best known as "Big Roy", the adult mouseketeer on The Mickey Mouse Club. Williams was also a pilot and the father-in-law of airport owner Park Richardson.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

The Roy Williams Airport has been closed by the family of Park Richardson. Although difficult to see from the air, the paved runway has Xs painted.

Roy Williams Airport covers an area of 115 acres (47 ha) at an elevation of 2,464 feet (751 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 6/24 is 2,493 by 50 feet (760 x 15 m) with an asphalt surface; 12/30 is 2,355 by 100 feet (718 x 30 m) with an asphalt and dirt surface.[1]

For the 12-month period ending August 17, 2007, the airport had 6,200 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 16 per day. At that time there were 14 aircraft based at this airport: 79% single-engine and 21% ultralight.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for L80 (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
  2. ↑ JT airport renamed for Big Mouseketeer, Hi-Desert Star, April 23, 2004. Retrieved August 5, 2016
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