Lone Pine Airport

Lone Pine Airport (FAA LID: O26) is a public airport located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Lone Pine (geographic coordinates N36-35.30; W118-03.12) serving Inyo County, California, United States. The airport has two runways and is mostly used for general aviation. Charts: San Francisco; L5.

Lone Pine Airport
2006 USGS airphoto
Summary
Airport typePublic
LocationLone Pine, California
Elevation AMSL3,680 ft / 1,122 m
Coordinates36°35′17.760″N 118°03′07.31″W
Map
O26
Location of Lone Pine Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 4,000 1,219 Asphalt
13G/31G 2,400 732 Dirt

UNICOM/CTAF frequency: 122.8

Facilities

Lone Pine Airport has two runways:

  • Runway 16/34: 4,000 x 60 ft (1,219 x 18 m), surface: asphalt
  • Runway 13/31: 2,400 x 100 ft (732 x 30 m), surface: dirt

World War II

During World War II, the airport was used as a contract flying school by the United States Army Air Forces. The school operated between 1942 and 1944. It also controlled several auxiliary airfields:

See also

References

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


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