Exeter Airport (California)
Exeter Airport (FAA LID: O63) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) south of the central business district of Exeter, a city in Tulare County, California, United States.[1]
Exeter Airport Hunter Air Force Auxiliary Field | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Mark Daily | ||||||||||
| Serves | Exeter, California | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 340 ft / 104 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°14′33″N 119°08′59″W | ||||||||||
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  O63 Location of Exeter Airport | |||||||||||
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Facilities and aircraft
Exeter Airport covers an area of 26 acres (11 ha) at an elevation of 340 feet (104 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with an asphalt/treated surface measuring 2,800 by 40 feet (853 x 12 m).
For the 12-month period ending January 9, 2009, the Exeter airport had 400 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 33 per month. At that time, there were three single-engine aircraft based at this airport.[1]
History
During World War II, the Exeter airport was designated as Hunter Auxiliary Field (A-1). It was used by the United States Army Air Forces as an auxiliary training airfield for the flying school at Rankin Field, California.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- FAA Airport Form 5010 for O63 PDF, effective 2009-08-27.
External links
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for O63
- AirNav airport information for O63
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for O63