Sonoma Skypark
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| Sonoma Skypark | |||
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| IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA: 0Q9 | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public-use | ||
| Owner | Sonoma Skypark, Inc. | ||
| Serves | Sonoma, California | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 20 ft / 6 m | ||
| Coordinates | |||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 8/26 | 2,090 | 637 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (1996) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 10,100 | ||
| Based aircraft | 60 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]
Runway length shown is between displaced threshold marks, though indicated as a 2480 foot (756 m) runway. |
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Sonoma Skypark (FAA LID: 0Q9) is a public-use airport located three miles (5 km) southeast of the central business district of Sonoma, a city in Sonoma County, California, United States. It is privately owned by Sonoma Skypark, Inc.[1]
The airport is located 2.3 nautical miles south of central business district of Sonoma (2.7 mi, 4.3 km) and 28.9 nm north of San Francisco city center (33.2 mi, 53.5 km).
It opened on January 3, 1965 in Vineburg, Sonoma, California, USA.
Open to public use for light aircraft, the airfield offers various services, like computer-based and in-flight training with a Cessna 172 Skyhawk. A new Cessna Skycatcher 162 Light Sport Aircraft can also be seen there.
The hangars shelter a 1947 Luscombe 8E (Silvaire), an Interstate S-1A Cadet, a Briegleb BG 7 glider, and a 1946 Aeronca Champion is being restored.
The airfield has a “Young Eagles Program”, launched by the EAA in 1992 to give young people (from 8 to 17) an opportunity to go flying in a general aviation airplane.
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[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Sonoma Skypark covers an area of 30 acres (12 ha) and contains one runway designated 8/26 with a 2,480 x 40 ft. (756 x 12 m) asphalt pavement. For the 12-month period ending November 6, 1996, the airport had 10,100 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 27 per day. At that time there were 60 aircraft based at this airport: 95% single-engine and 5% multi-engine.[1]
[edit] See also
- List of airports in the San Francisco Bay area
- Other airfields in Sonoma County:
- Sonoma Valley Airport (2.1 nm N)
- Petaluma Municipal Airport (8.1 nm E)
- Sonoma County Airport (KSTS) (23.2 nm SE)
- Healdsburg Municipal Airport (32.3 nm SE)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Sonoma Skypark, official site
- Hybrid map and satellite image
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for 0Q9
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 0Q9
- Airport information for 0Q9 at World Aero Data
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