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Lone Pine Airport 
Summary
Lone Pine Airport (FAA LID: O26) is a public airport located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Lone Pine (geographic coordinates N36-35.30; W118-03.12) serving Inyo County, California, United States. The airport has two runways and is mostly used for general aviation. Charts: San Francisco; L5.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Lone Pine, California | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,680 ft / 1,122 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°35′17.760″N 118°03′07.31″W / 36.58826667°N 118.0520306°W | ||||||||||||||
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  O26 Location of Lone Pine Airport | |||||||||||||||
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Facilities edit
Lone Pine Airport has two runways:
- Runway 16/34: 4,000 x 60 ft (1,219 x 18 m), surface: asphalt
- Runway 13/31: 2,400 x 100 ft (732 x 30 m), surface: dirt
World War II edit
During World War II, the airport was used as a contract flying school by the United States Army Air Forces. The school operated between 1942 and 1944. It also controlled several auxiliary airfields:
- Adamson Landing Field 36°15′23″N 117°59′52″W / 36.25639°N 117.99778°W
- Independence Auxiliary Field 36°48′50″N 118°12′15″W / 36.81389°N 118.20417°W
- Inyo County Auxiliary Field 36°44′13″N 118°08′42″W / 36.73694°N 118.14500°W
See also edit
References edit
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lone Pine Airport.
- Airport Master Record (FAA Form 5010) Archived 2007-01-30 at the Wayback Machine, also available as a printable form[permanent dead link] (PDF)
External links edit
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for O26
- AirNav airport information for O26
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for O26