Rosamond Skypark Airport
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Rosamond Skypark Airport is a public-use airport in Rosamond, California
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of 2,415 feet (736 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
: 8/26 is 3,600 by 50 feet (1,097 x 15 m) with an asphalt
surface.
For the 12-month period ending August 21, 2009, the airport had 15,000 general aviation
aircraft operations, an average of 41 per day. At that time there were 71 aircraft based at this airport: 63 single-engine
, 3 multi-engine, 1 helicopter
, 2 gliders, and 2 ultralights.
Rosamond, California
Rosamond is a census-designated place in Kern County, California, USA, north of Palmdale, in the Antelope Valley, the westernmost desert valley of the Mojave Desert. Rosamond is also south of Mojave, , and north of Lancaster at an elevation of 2342 feet...
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Facilities and aircraft
Rosamond Skypark Airport covers an area of 100 acres (40.5 ha) at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 2,415 feet (736 m) above mean sea level. It has one 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...
: 8/26 is 3,600 by 50 feet (1,097 x 15 m) with an asphalt
Asphalt
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...
surface.
For the 12-month period ending August 21, 2009, the airport had 15,000 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...
aircraft operations, an average of 41 per day. At that time there were 71 aircraft based at this airport: 63 single-engine
Aircraft engine
An aircraft engine is the component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power. Aircraft engines are almost always either lightweight piston engines or gas turbines...
, 3 multi-engine, 1 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...
, 2 gliders, and 2 ultralights.