Chiriaco Summit Airport
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Chiriaco Summit Airport (Template:Comma separated entries) is a county-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) northeast of the central business district of Chiriaco Summit, in Riverside County, California, United States.[1]
The airport is maintained as a functioning airport for emergency purposes and recreational VFR use by the Riverside County government. Some west coast aero clubs use the airport (and nearby restaurant) as a "destination" site for annual weekend competitions.
History
The airport was opened in April 1943 as Shavers Summit Army Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Fourth Air Force as a training base during World War II. At the end of the war the airfield was determined to be no longer needed by the military and turned over to the local government for civil use.[2]
Facilities and aircraft
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See also
References
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External links
- George S. Patton Memorial Museum and Chiriaco Summit, CA Airport
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for L77
- AirNav airport information for L77
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for L77
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- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in California
- Military facilities in the Mojave Desert
- Airports in Riverside County, California