Eastern Sierra Regional Airport
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| Eastern Sierra Regional Airport | |||
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| USGS aerial photo as of 3 August 1999 | |||
| IATA: BIH – ICAO: KBIH – FAA: BIH | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | City of Los Angeles, Dept. of Public Works | ||
| Serves | Bishop, California | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,124 ft / 1,257 m | ||
| Coordinates | 37°22′23″N 118°21′49″W / 37.37306°N 118.36361°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 7/25 | 5,566 | 1,697 | Asphalt |
| 12/30 | 7,498 | 2,285 | Asphalt |
| 16/34 | 5,600 | 1,707 | Asphalt |
| Helipads | |||
| Number | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| H1 | 40 | 12 | Asphalt |
| H2 | 100 | 30 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2006) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 26,000 | ||
| Based aircraft | 64 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
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Eastern Sierra Regional Airport (IATA: BIH, ICAO: KBIH, FAA LID: BIH) is a public-use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) east of the central business district of Bishop, in Inyo County, California, United States. It is owned by the City of Los Angeles, Department of Public Works.[1]
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[edit] History
The airfield was opened in April 1940. During World War II the airfield was known as Bishop Army Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Air Technical Service Command. With the end of the war, the base was declared excess to requirements and returned to civil control.
[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Eastern Sierra Regional Airport covers an area of 830 acres (336 ha) at an elevation of 4,124 feet (1,257 m) above mean sea level. It has three asphalt paved runways: 7/25 is 5,566 by 100 feet (1,697 x 30 m); 12/30 is 7,498 by 100 feet (2,285 x 30 m); 16/34 is 5,600 by 100 feet (1,707 x 30 m). It also has two helipads: H1 is 40 by 40 feet (12 x 12 m) and H2 is 100 by 100 feet (30 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending October 23, 2006, the airport had 26,000 aircraft operations, an average of 71 per day: 88% general aviation and 12% military. At that time there were 64 aircraft based at this airport: 81% single-engine, 13% multi-engine, 2% jet and 5% glider.[1]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- FAA Terminal Procedures for BIH, effective 14 Jan 2010
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KBIH
- ASN accident history for BIH
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KBIH
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