Lincoln Regional Airport (California)

Lincoln Regional Airport (ICAO: KLHM, FAA LID: LHM, formerly O51) (Karl Harder Field) is a public airport three miles (5 km) west of Lincoln, in Placer County, California. It is owned by the City of Lincoln.[1]

Lincoln Regional Airport

Karl Harder Field
Lincoln Air Force Auxiliary Field
2006 USGS photo
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Lincoln
LocationLincoln, California
Elevation AMSL121 ft / 37 m
Coordinates38°54′33″N 121°21′05″W
Map
KLHM
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 6,001 1,829 Asphalt
Statistics (1993)
Aircraft operations71,000
Based aircraft207

Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the Federal Aviation Administration and International Air Transport Association, but Lincoln Regional Airport is LHM to the FAA and has no IATA code.

Facilities

The Lincoln Regional airport covers 725 acres (293 ha); its one runway (15/33) is 6,001 x 100 ft (1,829 x 30 m) asphalt.[1]

In the year ending June 10, 1993, the airport had 71,000 aircraft operations, average 194 per day: 96% general aviation and 4% air taxi. 207 aircraft are based at the airport: 92% single engine, 7% multi-engine, 1% jet and <1% helicopters.[1]

World War II

During World War II, the airport was Lincoln Air Force Auxiliary Field and was an auxiliary training airfield for Mather Army Airfield, California.

See also

References

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

  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for LHM PDF, effective 2007-07-05
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