University Airport
Airport in Unincorporated Yolo County near Davis, California
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University Airport (ICAO: KEDU, FAA LID: EDU, formerly 0O5) is a public-use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) west of the central business district of Davis, a city in Yolo County, California, United States. It is owned by the University of California[1] and operated by Transportation Services of the University of California, Davis. Of the ten campuses in the UC system, Davis is the only one with its own airport.[3][4] It was the first university airport in the United States.[4]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | University of California | ||||||||||
| Location | Unincorporated Yolo County near Davis, California | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 69 ft / 21 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°31â²53â³N 121°47â²11â³W | ||||||||||
| Website | University Airport | ||||||||||
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| Source: FAA[1] and airport web site[2] | |||||||||||
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned EDU by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[5]
The airport opened in 1946 and was acquired by the University of California four years later, as part of an acquisition of the adjacent Straloch Farm.[4][6] 100LL fuel and transient aircraft tiedowns are available. Two fixed base operators are located on the field: the Cal Aggie Flying Farmers flight school and Davis Air Repair.[7]
The airport is used today by UC Davis students, faculty, and staff to travel to locations around California.[6] The airport is also used to bring sick animals to UC Davis for treatment at the veterinary school.[6]
Facilities and aircraft
University Airport covers an area of 95 acres (38 ha) and contains one asphalt paved runway designated 17/35 which measures 3,176 x 50 ft (968 x 15 m). For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2010, the airport had 24,475 aircraft operations, an average of 67 per day: 90% general aviation, 10% air taxi and <1% military.[1]
