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Prior to its civil usage, the facility was George Air Force Base, from 1941 to 1992 a United States Air Force flight training facility. The airport is home to Southern California Aviation, a large transitional facility for commercial aircraft. [1] As a logistics airport, it is designed for business, military, and freight use.
The airport is located in Burbank, and serves the heavily populated areas of northern Los Angeles County. It is the closest airport to the central and northeastern parts of L.A. (including Hollywood and Downtown Los Angeles), Glendale, Pasadena, the San Fernando Valley, the Santa Clarita Valley, and the western San Gabriel Valley.
McClellan–Palomar Airport (Palomar Airport) (IATA: CLD, ICAO: KCRQ, FAA LID: CRQ) is a public airport three miles (4.8 km; 2.6 nmi) southeast of Carlsbad in San Diego County, California. It is owned by the County of San Diego. [1] The airport is used for both general and commercial aviation. As of March 2013, the airport was the fourth ...
Helendale Auxiliary Airfield, in a 1952 USGS photo Lockheed Helendale Radar Cross Section Facility in a 1994 USGS photo Lockheed Martin X-35 testing at Helendale Avionics Facility in May 2000, US Navy photo. Helendale Auxiliary Airfield (No 2) was built in 1941 for training pilots from Victorville Army Airfield during World War II. No support ...
Mines Field (Los Angeles Municipal Airport), 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Los Angeles. Delivery airport for North American Aviation (AT-6, P-51, B-25) Delivery airport for Douglas Aircraft (SBD Dauntless) Aerial Port of Embarkation (Air Transport Command) Los Angeles Fighter Wing (4th Air Force) Also used by Technical Training Command
The Gateway Cities, shaded in blue (the boundary is generalized) The Gateway Cities region, or Southeast Los Angeles County, is an urbanized region located in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, between the City of Los Angeles proper, Orange County, and the Pacific Ocean.
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[15] [14] The airport was renamed Los Angeles International Airport in 1949. [17] The temporary terminals remained in place for 15 years but quickly became inadequate, especially as air travel entered the "jet age" and other cities invested in modern facilities. Airport leaders once again convinced voters to back a $59 million bond on June 5, 1956.