Trona Airport
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Trona Airport (Template:Comma separated entries) is a public airport five miles north of Trona, in Inyo County, California. It is owned by the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management.[2] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]
Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but this airport is L72 to the FAA[2] and has IATA code TRH.[4]
History
During World War II it was an outlying airstrip supporting the U.S. Marine Corps Auxiliary Air Station Mojave located near Mojave, California.
In 1976-78 Golden West Airlines scheduled de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters direct to Los Angeles (LAX).[5]
The musical group The Corrs shot their music video "Breathless" at Trona Airport on May 17–19, 2000, which hit #7 on Billboard charts in 2000.
Facilities
Trona Airport covers 150 acres (61 ha) at an elevation of 1,718 feet (524 m). Its one runway, 17/35, is 5,910 by 60 feet (1,801 x 18 m). It has one helipad, H1, 52 by 52 feet (16 x 16 m).[2]
In the year ending April 9, 2012 the airport had 7,000 general aviation aircraft operations, average 19 per day. Two ultralight aircraft were then based at this airport.[2]
References
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External links
- WW2 Military Airfields including Auxiliaries and Support fields: Alabama - California
- Aerial photo as of May 1994 from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for L72
- AirNav airport information for L72
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for L72