Quartz Hill Airport
Encyclopedia
Quartz Hill Airport was an airport in Quartz Hill, California
. It was closed in 1986 because of housing developments.
Sectional Chart
. The earliest depiction of Quartz Hill Airport was on the February 1949 LA Sectional Chart. It showed the field as having a 2700 feet (823 m) unpaved runway.
The 1962 AOPA Airport Directory described Quartz Hill Airport as having two gravel
runways: 2640 feet (805 m) Runway 4/22 and 2190 feet (668 m) Runway 13/31. It listed the operator as Antelope Valley
Aeronautical.
The last photo of Quartz Hill Airport is a 1974 aerial view. It showed a total of 20 single-engine aircraft parked near a Quonset hut
on the west side of the field.
By 1982, the status of Quartz Hill had changed to a private field. The airport was described as having two dirt
runways: 2550 feet (777 m) Runway 5/23 and 2300 feet (701 m) Runway 9/27. It listed the operator as Antelope Valley Aeronautical.
In 1986 the airport was closed due to housing developers wanting the airport land to build homes.
Quartz Hill, California
Quartz Hill is a census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 10,912 at the 2010 census, up from 9,890 at the 2000 census. The name is also shared with the neighboring district areas of its border cities, Palmdale, and Lancaster...
. It was closed in 1986 because of housing developments.
History
This general aviation airport opened in 1946. However, it was not depicted on the February 1947 Los AngelesLos Ángeles
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Sectional Chart
Sectional Chart
In United States aviation, a sectional chart, often called sectional for short, is a type of aeronautical chart designed for navigation under visual flight rules.-Overview:...
. The earliest depiction of Quartz Hill Airport was on the February 1949 LA Sectional Chart. It showed the field as having a 2700 feet (823 m) unpaved runway.
The 1962 AOPA Airport Directory described Quartz Hill Airport as having two gravel
Gravel
Gravel is composed of unconsolidated rock fragments that have a general particle size range and include size classes from granule- to boulder-sized fragments. Gravel can be sub-categorized into granule and cobble...
runways: 2640 feet (805 m) Runway 4/22 and 2190 feet (668 m) Runway 13/31. It listed the operator as Antelope Valley
Antelope Valley
The Antelope Valley in California, United States, is located in northern Los Angeles County and the southeastern portion of Kern County, California, and constitutes the western tip of the Mojave Desert...
Aeronautical.
The last photo of Quartz Hill Airport is a 1974 aerial view. It showed a total of 20 single-engine aircraft parked near a Quonset hut
Quonset hut
A Quonset hut is a lightweight prefabricated structure of corrugated galvanized steel having a semicircular cross section. The design was based on the Nissen hut developed by the British during World War I...
on the west side of the field.
By 1982, the status of Quartz Hill had changed to a private field. The airport was described as having two dirt
Dirt
Dirt is unclean matter, especially when in contact with a person's clothes, skin or possessions when they are said to become dirty. Common types of dirt include:* dust — a general powder of organic or mineral matter...
runways: 2550 feet (777 m) Runway 5/23 and 2300 feet (701 m) Runway 9/27. It listed the operator as Antelope Valley Aeronautical.
In 1986 the airport was closed due to housing developers wanting the airport land to build homes.
External links
- 1974 topographic map showing airport from USGS The National Map