Colonel C.S. Smith landed in an open field near the town of Compton in June 1924. He felt the field, owned by the local school board, would make an ideal airport location, and negotiated for the airport's founding.
Between 1924 and 1936 the airport and its land passed through several hands until Earl Woodley took over the lease in 1936. He purchased land for a crosswind runway.
During the war years of 1941 to 1946, civilian flying was restricted and the airport was used by the military as a truck depot. After the war, Woodley resumed operations and eventually became owner of the land. When he died in 1962, the airport was threatened with closure when it was purchased by an investment company. Pilot groups, citizens, the mayor of Compton, and the entire Compton City Council encouraged the Board of Supervisors to condemn the land and allow the county to purchase it. In June 1966 the entire airport property of 77 acres was purchased for $2,948,883.[4]
Facilitiesedit
Compton/Woodley Airport covers 77 acres (31 ha) and has two asphalt runways (7L/25R and 7R/25L), each 3,322 x 60 ft (1,013 x 18 m). In 2012 the airport had 66,000 general aviation aircraft operations, averaging about 180 per day. 175 aircraft are based at this airport: 151 single-engine, 14 multi-engine, 1 jet, 8 helicopters, and 1 glider.[2]
In popular cultureedit
The Compton Airport is mentioned in the opening bars of Dr. Dre's "Big Ego's" on his multi-platinum album 2001.
In Airline episode 46,[5] Robin Petgrave,[6] the founder of the flight school Tomorrow's Aeronautical Museum,[7] gives a cast member's son a plane ride at Compton Airport with his flight school.
compton, woodley, airport, 89000, 24361, 89000, 24361, iata, cpmicao, kcpmfaa, cpmsummaryairport, typepublicownercounty, angeleslocation901, alondra, boulevard, compton, 90220, elevation, amsl99, mrunwaysdirection, length, surfaceft, asphalt7r, asphaltstatisti. 33 53 24 N 118 14 37 W 33 89000 N 118 24361 W 33 89000 118 24361 Compton Woodley AirportIATA CPMICAO KCPMFAA LID CPMSummaryAirport typePublicOwnerCounty of Los AngelesLocation901 W Alondra Boulevard Compton CA 90220 1 Elevation AMSL99 ft 30 mRunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m7L 25R 3 322 1 013 Asphalt7R 25L 3 322 1 013 AsphaltStatistics 2007 Aircraft operations66 000Based aircraft175Source Federal Aviation Administration 2 Compton Woodley Airport IATA CPM ICAO KCPM FAA LID CPM is a public airport in Compton southern Los Angeles County California 2 miles 3 2 km southwest of Downtown Compton 2 The FAA s National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007 2011 categorized it as a relief airport 3 It is used for general aviation as an alternative to Los Angeles International Airport about 8 miles 13 km west Contents 1 History 2 Facilities 3 In popular culture 4 References 5 External linksHistory editColonel C S Smith landed in an open field near the town of Compton in June 1924 He felt the field owned by the local school board would make an ideal airport location and negotiated for the airport s founding Between 1924 and 1936 the airport and its land passed through several hands until Earl Woodley took over the lease in 1936 He purchased land for a crosswind runway During the war years of 1941 to 1946 civilian flying was restricted and the airport was used by the military as a truck depot After the war Woodley resumed operations and eventually became owner of the land When he died in 1962 the airport was threatened with closure when it was purchased by an investment company Pilot groups citizens the mayor of Compton and the entire Compton City Council encouraged the Board of Supervisors to condemn the land and allow the county to purchase it In June 1966 the entire airport property of 77 acres was purchased for 2 948 883 4 Facilities editCompton Woodley Airport covers 77 acres 31 ha and has two asphalt runways 7L 25R and 7R 25L each 3 322 x 60 ft 1 013 x 18 m In 2012 the airport had 66 000 general aviation aircraft operations averaging about 180 per day 175 aircraft are based at this airport 151 single engine 14 multi engine 1 jet 8 helicopters and 1 glider 2 In popular culture editThe Compton Airport is mentioned in the opening bars of Dr Dre s Big Ego s on his multi platinum album 2001 In Airline episode 46 5 Robin Petgrave 6 the founder of the flight school Tomorrow s Aeronautical Museum 7 gives a cast member s son a plane ride at Compton Airport with his flight school References edit Compton Woodley Airport PDF a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for CPM PDF effective 2007 10 25 FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems 2007 2011 Airport History Compton Woodley Airport LA County Retrieved 2016 06 11 46 The Sky s the Limit A amp E TV Retrieved 2011 06 10 Compton Woodley Airport at IMDb Our History Tomorrow s Aeronautical Museum Retrieved 2011 06 10 External links edit nbsp Los Angeles portal nbsp Aviation portalCity of Compton website Los Angeles County Department of Public Works Compton Woodley Airport Resources for this airport FAA airport information for CPM AirNav airport information for KCPM ASN accident history for CPM FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker SkyVector aeronautical chart for KCPM 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 Compton Woodley Airport amp oldid 1193420517, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
