Lancaster Airport (California)

Lancaster Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Public/military
Operator	W. B. Carter United States Army Air Forces
Location	Lancaster, California
Opened	1929
Closed	1949
Coordinates	34°42′39″N 118°09′25″W
Interactive map of Lancaster Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m E/W 2,250 686 Dirt N/S 1,350 411 Dirt

Lancaster Airport was an airport about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northwest of Lancaster, California. It was closed in the late 1940s and is now a housing development.

History

The airport was established about 1929 as a municipal airport, operated by W. B. Carter. The airport was said to have 2 dirt runways in an “L” shape: 2,250' east/west & 1,350' north/south. A hangar on the southeast corner was said to be marked with “Lancaster”.

After the war the airport returned to general aviation operations until it closed about 1949. The land was redeveloped into suburban housing, although traces of the airport could be seen in aerial photography until about 1970.

See also

• California World War II Army Airfields

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

• Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas OCLC 71006954, 29991467
• Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites, History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC. OCLC 57007862, 1050653629

External links

• (Original) Lancaster Airport, Lancaster, CA, Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields