Lone Pine Airport
Airport in Lone Pine, California
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Lone Pine Airport (FAA LID: O26) is a public airport located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Lone Pine serving Inyo County, California, United States. The airport has two runways and is mostly used for general aviation. Services include air ambulance for the southern part of the county, and search and rescue for Mount Whitney and Death Valley.[1]
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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 | ||||||||||||||
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Charts: San Francisco; L5.
Facilities
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
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:
