Fall River Mills Airport

Fall River Mills Airport (FAA LID: O89) is a public airport located off Main Street in downtown Fall River Mills, serving Shasta County, northern California, United States.[1]

Fall River Mills Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
LocationFall River Mills, California
Elevation AMSL3,323 ft / 1,013 m
Coordinates41°01′07.587″N 121°25′59.93″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
2/20 5,000 1,524 Asphalt

The airport has one runway, and is mostly used for general aviation.[1] It is the only airport within 75 miles (121 km) of Redding and Alturas.

Facilities

Fall River Mills Airport has one runway:

  • Runway 2/20: 5,000 x 75 ft (1,524 x 23 m), surface: asphalt

The airport has nine permanent t-hangars, five portable hangars, and approximately 30 tie-downs. It provides aviation fuel sales. The airport is equipped with runway lights which are designed to be turned on at night by the pilots as they approach.[1]

Sign for Tonkin Field at Fall River Mills Airport

History

The airport was originally built in the 1940s as Tonkin Field, a location to train pilots for World War II.[2] Over the years, the airport has been maintained and upgraded largely due to funding provided from the California Aid to Airports Program (CAAP).[3]

References
  1. Shasta County D.P.W, http://www.co.shasta.ca.us/index/pw_index/plans_programs/frm_airport.aspx Archived 2011-04-06 at the Wayback Machine, April, 2010
  2. "Fall River Mills". High Country Real Estate. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  3. "Department of Public Works Fall River Mills Airport". archive.li. 2003-12-28. Archived from the original on 2003-12-28. Retrieved 2017-06-13.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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