Roy Williams Airport

Roy Williams Airport (FAA LID: L80) is a privately owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of Joshua Tree, in San Bernardino County, California, United States.[1]

Roy Williams Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerRichardson Family Trust
ServesJoshua Tree, California
Elevation AMSL2,464 ft / 751 m
Coordinates34°09′15″N 116°15′08″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 2,493 760 Asphalt
12/30 2,355 718 Asphalt/dirt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations6,200
Based aircraft14

The airport was named for Roy Williams, artist and entertainer for The Walt Disney Studios, best known as "Big Roy", the adult mouseketeer on The Mickey Mouse Club. Williams was also a pilot and the father-in-law of airport owner Park Richardson.[2]

The Roy Williams Airport has been closed by the family of Park Richardson. Although difficult to see from the air, the paved runway has Xs painted.

Facilities and aircraft

Roy Williams Airport covers an area of 115 acres (47 ha) at an elevation of 2,464 feet (751 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 6/24 is 2,493 by 50 feet (760 x 15 m) with an asphalt surface; 12/30 is 2,355 by 100 feet (718 x 30 m) with an asphalt and dirt surface.[1]

For the 12-month period ending August 17, 2007, the airport had 6,200 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 16 per day. At that time there were 14 aircraft based at this airport: 79% single-engine and 21% ultralight.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for L80 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
  2. JT airport renamed for Big Mouseketeer, Hi-Desert Star, April 23, 2004. Retrieved August 5, 2016
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