| Sequoia Field | |||
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| IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: D86 | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | County of Tulare | ||
| Serves | Visalia, California | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 313 ft / 95 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 13/31 | 3,012 | 918 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 12,000 | ||
| Based aircraft | 15 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Sequoia Field (FAA LID: D86, formerly Q31) is a county-owned, public-use airport located eight nautical miles (15 km) north of the central business district of Visalia, a city in Tulare County, California, United States.[1]
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Activated 4 October 1941. Original airfield had 2,300' turf runway.
Visalia-Dinuba School of Aeronautics conducted basic flying training for the United States Army Air Forces West Coast Training Center (later Western Flying Training Command) under contract until inactivated in October 1944. Primary use was basic flying training of flight cadets. Fairchild PT-19s were the primary trainer used. Also had several PT-17 Stearmans and a few P-40 Warhawks assigned. Possibly had up to six axillary airfields in local area.
Transferred to Army Corps of Engineers 5 May 1945. The airfield was turned over to civil control in February 1947 though the War Assets Administration (WAA). Several wartime hangars still remain in use.
Sequoia Field covers an area of 150 acres (61 ha) at an elevation of 313 feet (95 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,012 by 60 feet (918 x 18 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending January 6, 2010, the airport had 12,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 32 per day. At that time there were 15 aircraft based at this airport: 40% single-engine, 27% multi-engine, 20% helicopter and 13% ultralight.[1]
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