Tehachapi Municipal Airport

Tehachapi Municipal Airport
Aerial: KTSP Airport area
IATA: TSP – ICAO: KTSP – FAA LID: TSP
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator City of Tehachapi
Location Tehachapi, California
Elevation AMSL 4,001 ft / 1,219.5 m
Website http://www.tehachapicityhall.com/index.asp?nid=26
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 4,031 1,229 Asphalt

Tehachapi Municipal Airport (IATA: TSP, ICAO: KTSP, FAA LID: TSP) is a public airport located in Tehachapi, serving Kern County, California, USA. This general aviation airport covers 264 acres (107 ha) and has one runway.[1]

The airport was established in 1929 originally to support an air mail route between Tehachapi and Bakersfield. In 1952 after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake isolated Tehachapi from access by roads or rail, the airport served as the destination for an emergency relief airlift for several weeks. There are currently hangars and an industrial park on the south side of the airport. The city plans to begin an expansion of the airport to include a taxiway and hangars on the north side in 2009.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Airport". City of Tehachapi. http://www.tehachapicityhall.com/index.asp?nid=26. Retrieved 2008-08-17. 
  2. ^ "Tehachapi Municipal Airport - Positive Growth". California Pilots Association. 2007-02-13. http://www.calpilots.org/html/article.php?sid=1676. Retrieved 2008-08-17. 

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