Inyo County Airport
| Inyo County Airport Manzanar Airport Inyo County Air Force Auxiliary Field | |||||||||||||||
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| Serves | Fresno, California | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°44′13″N 118°08′42″W / 36.73694°N 118.14500°W | ||||||||||||||
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Inyo County Airport is a closed airport located east of Fresno, California.
History
During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces as an auxiliary training airfield for the flying school at Lone Pine Airport, California.
It was later used as a civil airport. The facility closed sometime in the 1950s. The remains of the runways and ground facilities can be seen in aerial imagery.
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
External links
- Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: California: Inyo County
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