Coalinga Municipal Airport (Old) is a closed airport located 1 mile north of Coalinga, California. The airport was closed approximately in the year 2000; all aviation use was moved to the New Coalinga Municipal Airport.
It was established sometime in the 1920s. It is known that Army Air Corps units trained at the airport during the 1930s. Later, during World War II, the airport was used an auxiliary training airfield for Minter Field Army Airfield, and Lemoore Army Airfield, California.
It was released to civil use at the end of the war, and was the municipal airport for the local area. It was closed approximately in 2000. The reason for the closure was the land the airport sits on was leased from Chevron Corporation and the Federal Aviation Administration will not give grant money for improvements to airports on non public owned lands. As of 2012 traces of it can still be seen on aerial photographs and satellite images. Most buildings have been torn down and the concrete parking areas as well as other parts of the airfield are deteriorating. The property has been used at various times as storage and Emergency Vehicle Operation training.
coalinga, municipal, airport, closed, airport, located, mile, north, coalinga, california, airport, closed, approximately, year, 2000, aviation, moved, coalinga, municipal, airport, 2006, usgs, airphotoiata, noneicao, nonesummarycoordinates36, 15750, 35972, 15. Coalinga Municipal Airport Old is a closed airport located 1 mile north of Coalinga California The airport was closed approximately in the year 2000 all aviation use was moved to the New Coalinga Municipal Airport Coalinga Municipal Airport Old 2006 USGS airphotoIATA noneICAO noneSummaryCoordinates36 09 27 N 120 21 35 W 36 15750 N 120 35972 W 36 15750 120 35972MapCoalinga Municipal Airport Old Location of Coalinga Municipal Airport Old RunwaysDirection Length Surface ft m 12 30 5 280 1 609 Asphalt 01 19 4 120 1 256 Asphalt Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editIt was established sometime in the 1920s It is known that Army Air Corps units trained at the airport during the 1930s Later during World War II the airport was used an auxiliary training airfield for Minter Field Army Airfield and Lemoore Army Airfield California It was released to civil use at the end of the war and was the municipal airport for the local area It was closed approximately in 2000 The reason for the closure was the land the airport sits on was leased from Chevron Corporation and the Federal Aviation Administration will not give grant money for improvements to airports on non public owned lands As of 2012 traces of it can still be seen on aerial photographs and satellite images Most buildings have been torn down and the concrete parking areas as well as other parts of the airfield are deteriorating The property has been used at various times as storage and Emergency Vehicle Operation training See also editCalifornia World War II Army Airfields Boston Field A 1 Huron Field A 2 Indian Field A 3 Murray Field West Field A 5 Summit Lake Field Helm Field A 7 Corcoran Municipal Airport Porterville Army AirfieldReferences edit nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency Abandoned Airfields Coalinga Municipal Airport Old California World War II AirfieldsExternal links edit nbsp This article about a California airport is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Coalinga Municipal Airport Old amp oldid 1205746306, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
