Paso Robles Municipal Airport

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Paso Robles Municipal Airport


3 September 1994
IATA: PRB – ICAO: KPRB – FAA: PRB
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Paso Robles
Serves Paso Robles Regional Area
Location Paso Robles, California
Elevation AMSL 836 ft / 255 m
Coordinates 35°40′22″N, 120°37′37″W
Website www.prcity.com/...
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1/19 6,009 1,832 Asphalt
13/31 4,700 1,433 Asphalt
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Paso Robles Municipal Airport (IATA: PRB, ICAO: KPRB, FAA LID: PRB) is a public airport located four miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of Paso Robles, a city in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. This general aviation airport is publicly owned by City of Paso Robles.[1]

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[edit] Facilities

Paso Robles Municipal Airport covers an area of 1,300 acres (5.3 km²) which contains two runways:

  • Runway 1/19: 6,009 x 150 ft (1,832 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
  • Runway 13/31: 4,700 x 100 ft (1,433 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt

[edit] History

Paso Robles Municipal Airport was first opened in September 1942 as Estrella Army Airfield. It was originally designed for use by the United States Marine Corps, however the United States Navy turned it over to the United States Army Air Forces Fourth Air Force to use for coastal defense in exchange for the Marines using nearby Lemoore Naval Air Station.

Its military use ended on 15 October 1944 and the facility was turned over for civilian use, being initially named Archie Dean Field.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b FAA Airport Master Record for PRB (Form 5010 PDF)

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