Chino Airport
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Chino Airport is a county-owned public-use airport
located about three miles (five kilometers) southeast of Chino, a town
in San Bernardino County, California
. According to the Federal Aviation Administration
's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007–2011, this airport is classified as a reliever airport, due to its proximity to the LA/Ontario International Airport and the John Wayne Airport
(in Orange County.
started. The U.S. Army Air Forces contracted with the school to provide primary flight training for Army Air Cadets. During the war, Cal-Aero operated the training base with Stearmans and BT-13s. The name "Cal-Aero" is preserved at the airport and it can be seen on several buildings.
After the war, hundreds of former combat aircraft were flown into Chino for disposal. This agricultural area was employed as a vast parking lot for former warplanes. Soon, the entire area was filled with a wide variety of planes - everything from T-6
s to B-24 Liberator
s. Most planes met an undignified end in portable smelters which were brought there to melt down the warplanes into aluminum ingots.
Chino Airport is also the home of two aircraft museums, the Planes of Fame
and the Yanks Air Museum
, and the airport is recognized as one of the centers of aircraft restoration and preservation with several different companies that do this work located on the property of the airport.
-paved runway
s:
For the 12-month period ending March 27, 2006, this airport had 168,393 aircraft take-offs or landings, an average of 461 per day: 99.9% general aviation
and <1% military. There are 947 aircraft based at this airport: 77 percent single-engines, 18 percent multi-engined, four percent jet-engines, and one percent helicopter
.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located about three miles (five kilometers) southeast of Chino, a town
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in San Bernardino County, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. According to the Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007–2011, this airport is classified as a reliever airport, due to its proximity to the LA/Ontario International Airport and the John Wayne Airport
John Wayne Airport
John Wayne Airport is an airport in an unincorporated area in Orange County, California, with its mailing address in the city of Santa Ana, which is also the county seat, hence the International Air Transport Association airport code. The main entrance to the airport is off of MacArthur Blvd in...
(in Orange County.
History
Cal-Aero Academy was an independent flying school at Chino Airport when World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
started. The U.S. Army Air Forces contracted with the school to provide primary flight training for Army Air Cadets. During the war, Cal-Aero operated the training base with Stearmans and BT-13s. The name "Cal-Aero" is preserved at the airport and it can be seen on several buildings.
After the war, hundreds of former combat aircraft were flown into Chino for disposal. This agricultural area was employed as a vast parking lot for former warplanes. Soon, the entire area was filled with a wide variety of planes - everything from T-6
T-6 Texan
The North American Aviation T-6 Texan was a single-engine advanced trainer aircraft used to train pilots of the United States Army Air Forces, United States Navy, Royal Air Force and other air forces of the British Commonwealth during World War II and into the 1950s...
s to B-24 Liberator
B-24 Liberator
The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was an American heavy bomber, designed by Consolidated Aircraft of San Diego, California. It was known within the company as the Model 32, and a small number of early models were sold under the name LB-30, for Land Bomber...
s. Most planes met an undignified end in portable smelters which were brought there to melt down the warplanes into aluminum ingots.
Chino Airport is also the home of two aircraft museums, the Planes of Fame
Planes of Fame
Planes of Fame Air Museum is an aviation museum located in Chino, California, and Valle, Arizona. The museum has many flying and static aircraft, along with multiple rare examples under restoration.-History:...
and the Yanks Air Museum
Yanks Air Museum
The Yanks Air Museum is a non-profit 501 organization dedicated to exhibiting, preserving and restoring American aircraft and artifacts.-Chino facility and exhibits:...
, and the airport is recognized as one of the centers of aircraft restoration and preservation with several different companies that do this work located on the property of the airport.
Facilities and aircraft
Chino Airport covers an area of 1097 acres (443.9 ha) which contains three asphaltAsphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
-paved runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
s:
- Runway 3/21: 6,023 x 150 ft (1,836 x 46 m)
- Runway 8L/26R: 4,858 x 150 ft (1,481 x 46 m)
- Runway 8R/26L: 7,000 x 150 ft (2,134 x 46 m)
For the 12-month period ending March 27, 2006, this airport had 168,393 aircraft take-offs or landings, an average of 461 per day: 99.9% general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
and <1% military. There are 947 aircraft based at this airport: 77 percent single-engines, 18 percent multi-engined, four percent jet-engines, and one percent helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
.
See also
- Planes of FamePlanes of FamePlanes of Fame Air Museum is an aviation museum located in Chino, California, and Valle, Arizona. The museum has many flying and static aircraft, along with multiple rare examples under restoration.-History:...
- Yanks Air MuseumYanks Air MuseumThe Yanks Air Museum is a non-profit 501 organization dedicated to exhibiting, preserving and restoring American aircraft and artifacts.-Chino facility and exhibits:...
- List of airports in California
- California World War II Army AirfieldsCalifornia World War II Army AirfieldsDuring World War II, the United States Army Air Forces established numerous airfields in California for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers.-Overview:...