Cable Airport

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Cable Airport
IATA: CCB – ICAO: KCCB – FAA: CCB
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Cable Land Co.
Location		Upland, California
Elevation AMSL		1,444 ft / 440 m
Coordinates		34°06′42″N 117°41′15″W / 34.11167, -117.6875
Website		www.CableAirport.com
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
6/24	3,864	1,178	Asphalt
Helipads
Number	Length		Surface
Number	ft	m	Surface
H1	65	20	Asphalt
H2	65	20	Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations			92,189
Based aircraft			365
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

Cable Airport (IATA: CCB, ICAO: KCCB, FAA LID: CCB) is a non-towered public-use airport located two miles (3 km) northwest of the central business district of Upland, a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It is privately-owned by the Cable Land Company.^[1]

1 History
2 Facilities and aircraft
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

Cable-Claremont Airport (as it was known until 1961) was founded in 1945 by Maude and Dewey Cable, who bought the land for $8,500.^[2] The first runway, 1-19, built by Dewey Cable himself, was 1,500 feet long. It ran north-south, perpendicular to the prevailing winds, and had a steep gradient. The main runway, 6-24, was completed six months later. Unlike the first runway, it ran east-west (parallel to the wind, which is ideal), had a hard, flat surface, and by 1947 was 2,350 feet long and 150 feet wide.

Cable Airport is still owned by the Cable family. Based on number of aircraft based at the field (450), it ranks as the largest privately-owned airport in the world.^[3]

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Cable Airport covers an area of 95 acres (38 ha) which contains one runway (6/24) measuring 3,864 x 75 ft. (1,178 x 23 m) and two helipads, each measuring 65 x 65 ft. (20 x 20 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending August 30, 2007, the airport had 92,189 general aviationaircraft operations, an average of 252 per day. There are 365 aircraft based at this airport: 90% single-engine, 8% multi-engine, 1% helicopter, 1% glider and <1% ultralight.^[1]