Chino Airport, is a county-owned public-use airport located three miles (5 km) southeast of the central business district of Chino, a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007–2011, it is categorized as a reliever airport, due to its proximity to LA/Ontario International Airport and John Wayne Airport.
Cal-Aero Academy was an independent flying school at Chino Airport when World War II started. The Army Air Forces contracted with the school to provide primary flight training for Army Air Cadets. During the war, Cal-Aero operated the training base with Stearmans and BT-13s. The name Cal-Aero is preserved at the airport and can be seen on several buildings.
Chino Airport covers an area of 1,097 acres (444 ha) which contains three asphalt paved runways:
Runway 3/21: 6,023 x 150 ft (1,836 x 46 m)
Runway 8L/26R: 4,858 x 150 ft (1,481 x 46 m)
Runway 8R/26L: 7,000 x 150 ft (2,134 x 46 m)
For the 12-month period ending March 27, 2006, the airport had 168,393 aircraft operations, an average of 461 per day: 99.9% general aviation and <1% military. There are 947 aircraft based at this airport: 77% single-engine, 18% multi-engine, 4% jet and 1% helicopter.
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