Apple Valley Airport (California)

Apple Valley Airport
IATA: APVICAO: KAPV
Summary
Airport type Public
Location Apple Valley, California
Elevation AMSL 3,062 ft / 933 m
Coordinates 34°34′31.2″N 117°11′10.3″W / 34.575333°N 117.186194°W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 6,498 1,981 Asphalt
8/26 4,099 1,249 Asphalt

Apple Valley Airport (IATA: APV, ICAO: KAPV, FAA LID: APV) is a public airport three miles (4.8 km) north of Apple Valley in San Bernardino County, California. The airport has two runways and is used for general aviation. It opened around 1970.

Until 1973-74 Apple Valley had Air West and Hughes Airwest Fairchild F-27 turboprops to Las Vegas and to Riverside or Ontario (the latter flights continued on to LAX). First passenger flights to Apple Valley were to the old airport at 34°31′41″N 117°12′54″W / 34.528°N 117.215°W on Air West predecessor Bonanza Air Lines from 1957-58 until 1966. Bonanza operated the F-27 into the old airport as well.

Facilities

Diagram of the airport

The airport has two runways:

References

  1. FAA Airport Master Record for APV (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-08-27.

External links

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