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The Sonoma Air Attack Base of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (known as CDF or CAL FIRE) was established in 1964 at the northeast corner of the airport. Sonoma responds to an average of 300 calls per year. It has a battalion chief and a fire captain (air tactics group supervisors), a fire apparatus engineer (base ...
The Pacific Coast Air Museum is an aviation museum located at Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa, California. The museum displays a varied collection of over 30 American military, propeller, and jet aircraft.
Sonoma Skypark [2] (FAA LID: 0Q9) is a public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southeast of the central business district of Sonoma, a city in Sonoma County, California, United States. [1] [3] It is privately owned by Sonoma Skypark, Inc. [1] The airport opened on January 3, 1965 in Vineburg, Sonoma, California.
The airport offers direct flights to Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, and Phoenix. The Sonoma County Airport has been home to the “Wings Over Wine Country Air Show” since 1997. It is the biggest air show in the North Bay, and attracts over 25,000 visitors annually.
Chris Prevost became interested in aviation after visiting the Sonoma Valley Airport on a field trip. In 1984, he took over the Vintage Aircraft Company, which had been founded in 1975, and began offering rides in Stearman biplanes. [1] Eventually, he became co-owner of the airport in 2002 and bought it outright in 2008.
Sonoma Valley Airport (FAA LID: 0Q3) is a public-use airstrip founded in 1946 by Wally Reichelt in Sonoma, California, United States. Its first California-certificated runway opened in August 1959. Its first California-certificated runway opened in August 1959.
The Charles M. Schulz - Sonoma County Airport is at 2290 Airport Boulevard, west of Highway 101, between Santa Rosa and Windsor. Its main runway is 5,115 feet (1,559 m) long and 150 feet (46 m) wide, and can accommodate planes up to 95,000 pounds (43,000 kg) maximum gross takeoff weight.
In seven event years, Pacific Airshow has been recognized as the Civilian Air Show Site of the Year by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds in 2018, 2019 and 2022. [3] Pacific Airshow has been named among the Top 3 Air Shows by USA Today’s 10 Best Airshows twice, Top 5 Air Shows once and Top 10 Air Shows once.