Long Beach Airport

Long Beach Airport, also known as Daugherty Field, is located in Long Beach, California, and serves Los Angeles and Orange Counties. The airport has four smaller runways and one long runway for jets (10,000 ft), plus nine taxiways, and occupies 1,166 acres (472 ha). It was formerly known as Long Beach Municipal Airport.

After years of controversy and a court battle involving local schools, the Long Beach Airport is moving ahead with a $136-million improvement project designed to modernize the facility without sacrificing its historic Art Deco terminal or reputation among travelers for convenience.

Plans call for a new 1,989-space parking structure, ramp improvements and a concourse with a central garden and 11 gates that will replace the temporary trailers where travelers now wait for flights. About $2 million will be spent to refurbish the old terminal, which was built in 1941 and declared a historic landmark by the city decades later.

The project, however, will retain the open-air feeling of the current terminal complex, and passengers will still walk across the tarmac when boarding or leaving their planes. Baggage claim also will be partially enclosed as it is today.

On March 16, 2011, a privately-owned Beechcraft King Air crashed shortly after takeoff, killing five people and injuring another. The cause of the crash was not immediately clear.

Inyokern Airport

Inyokern Airport, is a public airport located in Inyokern, California, United States, serving the Indian Wells Valley area of Kern County. It is owned by the Indian Wells Valley Airport District. The airport is mostly used for general aviation, but is served by one commercial airline.

In the wake of the drag strip's closing, the airport has been actively promoting its use for film shoots,with the Ridgecrest Regional Film Commission marketing it (Runway 28) as "the region's #1 filming location". A notable example of this new use is a television advertisement titled "Gravity", for the Lexus IS.The airdrop "target" featured in the commercial, where the falling automobile hits the ground, was painted on the old drag strip; however, many of the vehicle shots preceding the car drop actually feature the Lexus rolling down runway 20. Other notable automotive television ads shot here include most spots from Saab's "Born from Jets" campaign, as well as commercials for Volkswagen.

Inyokern Airport covers an area of 1,640 acres (664 ha) which contains three asphalt paved runways: 2/20 measuring 6,275 x 75 ft. (1,913 x 23 m), 10/28 at 4,150 x 75 ft. (1,265 x 23 m), and 15/33 at 7,100 x 75 ft. (2,164 x 23 m).

For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2007, the airport had 39,632 aircraft operations, an average of 108 per day: 86% general aviation, 6% air taxi, 5% scheduled commercial and 3% military. At that time there were 120 aircraft based at this airport: 79% single-engine, 8% multi-engine, 5% jet, 5% glider and 3% ultralight.

Fresno Yosemite International Airport

Fresno Yosemite International Airport, often called FYI, formerly known as Fresno Air Terminal, is a joint civil-military public airport located in eastern Fresno, in Fresno County, California. The airport is more than 60 miles (97 km) south of Yosemite National Park on California State Route 41. The airport covers 2,150 acres (870 ha) and has two runways and one helipad. It is the major air transportation center for the San Joaquin Valley, with major air carrier service to airline hubs throughout the Western United States. Direct international flights to Guadalajara, Mexico, are available through Aeromexico and Volaris. Fresno was the ninth (9th) busiest international route out of Guadalajara International Airport in 2009. It is also home to Fresno Air National Guard Base and the 144th Fighter Wing (144 FW) of the California Air National Guard.

Fresno Yosemite International Airport covers an area of 1,728 acres (699 ha) at an elevation of 336 ft (102 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 11L/29R is 9,227 by 150 ft (2,812 by 46 m) and 11R/29L is 7,205 by 100 ft (2,196 by 30 m). It also has one helipad, designated H1, that measures 70 by 70 ft (21 by 21 m).

For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2009, the airport had 143,945 aircraft operations, an average of 394 per day: 65% general aviation, 18% air taxi, 10% scheduled commercial, and 8% military. At that time there were 195 aircraft based at this airport: 47% single-engine, 23% multi-engine, 6% jet, 11% helicopter and 13% military.

Fresno completed 2006 with 1.281 million passengers traveling through Fresno Yosemite International Airport, an increase of 7.54% over 2005.

Fresno completed 2007 with 1.382 million passengers traveling through Fresno Yosemite International Airport, an increase of 3.13% over 2006.

The most prominent airlines at Fresno are Skywest Airlines for United Express and Delta Connection (36.29%), Mesa Airlines for US Airways Express (16.97%), American Airlines (12.77%), and Horizon Air (9.92%)

Del Norte County Airport

Del Norte County Airport, also known as Jack McNamara Field, is a county-owned public-use airport located three miles (5 km) northwest of the central business district of Crescent City, in Del Norte County, California, United States. It is used primarily for general aviation, but has commercial airline that subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

ack McNamara Field covers an area of 500 acres (202 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways (11/29 and 17/35) each measuring 5,002 x 150 ft. (1,525 x 46 m).

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 9,820 aircraft operations, an average of 26 per day: 79% general aviation, 11% scheduled commercial, 9% air taxi and 1% military. There are 26 aircraft based at this airport: 77% single engine and 23% multi-engine.

McClellan-Palomar Airport

McClellan-Palomar Airport (IATA: CLD, ICAO: KCRQ, FAA LID: CRQ) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) southeast of the central business district of Carlsbad, a city in San Diego County, California, United States. It is owned by the County of San Diego and serves the northern part of the county. The airport is mostly used for general aviation, and as of September 2009 United Express is the only commercial airline with regularly scheduled service to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) from Carlsbad McClellan-Palomar Airport. Previously American Eagle served McClellan-Palomar Airport to LAX, and US Airways Express had service to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX), but those routes have been discontinued. It has basic amenities, including internet access, and has received major upgrades to the terminal over the past several years.

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, McClellan-Palomar Airport is assigned CRQ by the FAA and CLD by the IATA (which assigned CRQ to Caravelas, Brazil). The airport's ICAO identifier is KCRQ.

The airport is named for Gerald McClellan, an aviator and civic leader in San Diego's North County area.

Bob Hope Airport

Bob Hope Airport, is a public airport located three miles (5 km) northwest of the central business district of Burbank, a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It was formerly known as Angeles Mesa Drive Airport (1928–1930), United Airport (1930–1934), Union Air Terminal (1934–1940), Lockheed Air Terminal (1940–1967), Hollywood-Burbank Airport (1967–1978), Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport (1978–2003) and most recently Bob Hope Airport (2003–present).

The airport serves the Los Angeles area including Glendale, Pasadena, and the San Fernando Valley. It is also closer to Griffith Park and Hollywood than is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), and is the only airport in the greater Los Angeles area with a direct rail connection to downtown Los Angeles. Non-stop flights from the airport go mostly to destinations within the western United States but service also includes Dallas/Fort Worth and New York City. The airport covers 610 acres (2.5 km²) and has two runways. The west end of Runway 8/26 and the north end of Runway 15/33 actually stretch into the City of Los Angeles.

The airport is owned by the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority, which is controlled by the governments of the three cities in its name. The Airport Authority contracts with TBI Airport Management, Inc. to operate the airport. The airport maintains its own police department, the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority Police. Boarding uses airstairs or ramps rather than jet bridges, unlike most major airports.

Meadows Field

Meadows Field, is the primary airport of Bakersfield, California, and is owned by Kern County. Meadows Field is also called Kern County Airport #1. The airport covers 1,357 acres (549 ha) and has two runways. The main runway, 12L-30R, is the longest in the San Joaquin Valley.

William M. Thomas Terminal (Domestic)

William M. Thomas Terminal has three gates: 3, 4, 7, 9 and houses Allegiant Air, United Express and US Airways Express. It serves all domestic flights at the airport. Construction for the terminal was completed in 2006. 

Features of the terminal include a rotunda with compass point floor design and a scaled model of Spaceship One (which flew out of Mojave about 50 miles (80 km) east of Bakersfield). It is also constructed on a hill, which allows for all passenger services to be on the second level, while airport services are on the first.

Kern County Air Terminal (International)

Kern County Air Terminal has two open air gates: 1, 2 and contains no airlines. It serves all international flights at the airport. It was constructed in 1957 and originally served all domestic flights. It was remodeled into the international terminal in 2006, after the construction of the new domestic terminal. The terminal currently does not house any international carriers after Mexicana discontinued service in 2008.

Arcata-Eureka Airport

Arcata/Eureka Airport (IATA: ACV, ICAO: KACV, FAA LID: ACV), also known as Arcata Airport, is an airport located 15 miles (24 km) north of Eureka in the unincorporated town of McKinleyville, California. This regional airport serves Humboldt County, including the two primary regional cities that compose its name: Arcata and Eureka. The airport is a Federally designated port of entry for civil aircraft arriving in the United States. It is the largest airport (with the longest runway) on the Pacific Coast between the San Francisco Bay Area and Portland, Oregon.

The Arcata-Eureka Airport covers 745 acres (301 ha) and has two runways:

Runway 1/19: 4,499 x 150 ft. (1,371 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt

Runway 14/32: 6,000 x 150 ft. (1,829 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt

Being located on the Pacific coast of California, the airport falls under the jurisdiction of the California Coastal Commission and major changes to the airport such as rezoning or fencing in the airport require approval by the Commission.