South County Airport
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South County Airport of Santa Clara County, colloquially South County Airport, (formerly Q99) is a public non-towered airport
located one mile (1.6 km) east of San Martin
, serving Santa Clara County, California
, U.S.A.
This general aviation
airport covers 179 acres (72.4 ha) and has one runway
. A self-service fueling facility offers 100LL aviation gasoline continuously. Jet-A fuel is available from a full-service truck during FBO operating hours, and major airframe and powerplant service are available.
Although still distinctly visible from the air and shown on some maps, taxiway "F", adjacent to the U.S. Route 101
fence, has been abandoned and decommissioned since about 2000.
The Wings of History Air Museum is located adjacent to the airport.
Non-towered airport
A non-towered airport, sometimes referred to as an uncontrolled airport, is an airport with no operating tower, or air traffic control unit...
located one mile (1.6 km) east of San Martin
San Martin, California
San Martin is a census-designated place and an unincorporated town in Santa Clara County, California, United States. It takes its name from St. Martin of Tours, the patron saint of early pioneer Martin Murphy, who built the first Catholic church in the area...
, serving Santa Clara County, California
Santa Clara County, California
Santa Clara County is a county located at the southern end of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 it had a population of 1,781,642. The county seat is San Jose. The highly urbanized Santa Clara Valley within Santa Clara County is also known as Silicon Valley...
, U.S.A.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
This 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...
airport covers 179 acres (72.4 ha) and 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...
. A self-service fueling facility offers 100LL aviation gasoline continuously. Jet-A fuel is available from a full-service truck during FBO operating hours, and major airframe and powerplant service are available.
Although still distinctly visible from the air and shown on some maps, taxiway "F", adjacent to the U.S. Route 101
U.S. Route 101
U.S. Route 101, or U.S. Highway 101, is an important north–south U.S. highway that runs through the states of California, Oregon, and Washington, on the West Coast of the United States...
fence, has been abandoned and decommissioned since about 2000.
The Wings of History Air Museum is located adjacent to the airport.
See also
- Palo Alto Airport
- Reid-Hillview Airport
- List of airports in the San Francisco Bay area
External links
- http://www.countyairports.org
- South County Airport Pilots Association