New Jerusalem Airport

New Jerusalem Airport (FAA LID: 1Q4) is a nontowered, public airport located seven nautical miles (8.1 miles; 13 km) southeast of the central business district of Tracy, a city in San Joaquin County, California, United States. It is owned by the City of Tracy.[1]

New Jerusalem Airport
New Jerusalem Auxiliary Airfield
2006 USGS airphoto
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Tracy
ServesTracy, California
Elevation AMSL62 ft / 19 m
Coordinates37°40′40″N 121°18′04″W
Map
1Q4
Location of New Jerusalem Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 3,530 1,076 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations4,000

Facilities and aircraft

New Jerusalem Airport covers an area of 394 acres (159 ha) at an elevation of 62 feet (19 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 12/30 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,530 by 60 feet (1,076 × 18 m). A second, parallel runway was built initially but fell into disrepair and is not used by general aviation.

For the 12-month period ending March 5, 2019, the airport had 4,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 10 per day. Due to the airport's lack of hangars, there were no aircraft based at this airport as of August 2019.[1]

History

The airport takes its name from the locale near New Jerusalem Elementary School.[2] In 1874, local pioneer Henry Ebe, whose family were Dunkard Brethren, donated the land for the school, stipulating that it take that name.[3]

World War II

During World War II, the airport was designated as New Jerusalem Auxiliary Airfield (No 2), and was an auxiliary training airfield for Stockton Army Airfield, California.

In media

In 1989, the airport was used as a filming location for the Steven Spielberg film Always. Miniature radio-controlled planes were used by Industrial Light and Magic to create special effects for aerial firefighting scenes.[4]

The airport was used in several episodes of the Discovery Channel television show MythBusters, including "Duct Tape Plane".[5]

See also

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for 1Q4 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 30 June 2011.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Jerusalem Elementary School
  3. "Our History". New Jerusalem Elementary School District. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  4. Michael G. Mooney (1989-08-06). "Lucas firm works its magic on movie scenes for Spielberg". McClatchy News Service. p. E8.
  5. Wiebe, James (20 October 2011). "Mythbuster Duct Tape Airplane production photos". Belite Ultralight Blog: The Blog for Ultralight Aircraft. Retrieved 13 June 2013.

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