Lone Pine Airport 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.
Charts: San Francisco; L5.
UNICOM/CTAF frequency: 122.8
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:
Adamson Landing Field Independence Auxiliary Field Inyo County Auxiliary Field
See also
California World War II Army Airfields 36th Flying Training Wing (World War II)
References
Airport Master Record (FAA Form 5010) , also available as a printable form (PDF)
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