Camarillo Airport

Camarillo Airport

2006 USGS photo
IATA: noneICAO: KCMAFAA LID: CMA
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner County of Ventura
Location Camarillo, California
Elevation AMSL 77 ft / 23 m
Coordinates 34°12′50″N 119°05′40″W / 34.21389°N 119.09444°W / 34.21389; -119.09444
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 6,013 1,833 Asphalt/Concrete
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 50 15 Asphalt
H2 50 15 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 153,360
Based aircraft 600

Camarillo Airport (ICAO: KCMA, FAA LID: CMA) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) west of the central business district of Camarillo, a city in Ventura County, California, United States.[1] It is roughly equidistant from Los Angeles, CA and Santa Barbara, CA although it is inland. The airport has one runway and exclusively serves privately operated general aviation and executive aircraft with no scheduled commercial service. A separate airfield exists in the southwest quadrant of the airport for exclusive use of Light-Sport Aircraft and Ultralights.

Before 1970, the airport was known as Oxnard Air Force Base.

According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007–2011, it is categorized as a reliever airport.[2]

The music video for Anastacia's 2001 hit song "Cowboys & Kisses" was filmed here.

Camarillo Airport was the filming location for an episode of the TV series 24.

History

Main article: Oxnard Air Force Base

Camarillo Airport was originally established in 1942 when the California State Highway Department constructed an auxiliary landing field with a 5,000 ft (1,500 m) runway, which was later extended to 8,000 ft (2,400 m) in 1951 to accommodate what by then had developed into Oxnard Air Force Base.

In the years following the closure of Oxnard AFB in January 1970, the County of Ventura actively pursued the acquisition of the former military base property from the Department of Defense for commercial airport use. This initiative ran into public opposition, opposed primarily by local residents concerned about the noise of growing commercial traffic. In 1976, the transfer of the airport was finally approved, provided the runway length was shortened to 6,000 ft by displacing the runway threshold on one end. By 1985, the airport was entirely managed by the Ventura County Department of Airports.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Camarillo Airport covers an area of 650 acres (260 ha) and contains one runway (8/26) which measures 6,013 x 150 ft (1,833 x 46 m). It has two helipads, both measuring 50 by 50 ft (15 x 15 m).

For 12-month period ending June 5, 2006, the airport had 153,360 aircraft operations, an average of 420 per day: 98% general aviation, 2% air taxi and <1% military. There are 600 aircraft based at this airport: 84% single engine, 8% multi engine, 5% ultralights, 3% jet aircraft and 1% helicopters.[1] It is an FAA-towered facility and there are three Fixed-Base Operators are headquartered at the airfield.

The Ventura County Fire and Sheriff's Departments each support large, separate facilities at opposite ends of the field to support new recruit and recurring refreshment training.

A "Viewport" opened in 2014, providing a kid-friendly area to view the airport activities which had become difficult with increased security concerns.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 FAA Airport Master Record for CMA (Form 5010 PDF), retrieved 2007-03-15
  2. FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2007-2011
  3. History of Camarillo Airport
  4. Ogden, Bob. Aviation Museums and Collections of North America, Sudbourne, England, 2007. ISBN 978-0851303857.
  5. Parker, Dana T. Building Victory: Aircraft Manufacturing in the Los Angeles Area in World War II, Cypress, CA, 2013. ISBN 978-0-9897906-0-4.
  6. http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/jan/14/connie-spy-plane-leaves-camarillo-airport-for/
  7. Foster, Jeremy (June 27, 2014) "Camarillo Airport lands outdoor space for aviation buffs, public" Ventura County Star

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