Roy Williams Airport is a privately-owned public-use airport

Airport

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 located three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Joshua Tree

Joshua Tree, California

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, in San Bernardino County

San Bernardino County, California

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, California

California

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, United States

United States

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.

Facilities and aircraft

The Roy WIlliams Airport has been closed by the family of Park Richardson.
Although difficult to see from the air, the paved runway has Xs painted.
Roy Williams Airport covers an area of 115 acres (46.5 ha) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 2,464 feet (751 m) above mean sea level. It has two runway

Runway

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s: 6/24 is 2,493 by 50 feet (760 x 15 m) with an asphalt

Asphalt

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 surface; 12/30 is 2,355 by 100 feet (718 x 30 m) with an asphalt and dirt

Soil

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 surface.

For the 12-month period ending August 17, 2007, the airport had 6,200 general aviation

General aviation

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 aircraft operations, an average of 16 per day. At that time there were 14 aircraft based at this airport: 79% single-engine

Aircraft engine

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 and 21% ultralight.

External links

• Roy Williams Airport
• Aerial image as of 3 October 1995 from USGS The National Map