Oxnard Airport
| Oxnard Airport | |||
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| IATA: OXR – ICAO: KOXR – FAA LID: OXR | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Ventura County | ||
| Location | Oxnard, California | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 15 ft / 13.7 m | ||
| Coordinates | 34°12′03″N 119°12′26″W / 34.20083°N 119.20722°W | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 7/25 | 5,953 | 1,814 | Asphalt |
Oxnard Airport (IATA: OXR, ICAO: KOXR, FAA LID: OXR) is a public airport located one mile (1.6 km) west of the central business district (CBD) of Oxnard, a city in Ventura County, California, USA. The airport covers 216 acres (87 ha) and has one runway. Oxnard Airport is managed by the Ventura County Department of Airports.
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[edit] History
Ventura County opened Oxnard Airport in 1934 by clearing a 3,500 ft dirt runway. In the 1930s, aviator Howard Hughes erected a tent at the airport to shelter his famous H-1 monoplane racer, which he tested from the dirt strip. In 1938, Ventura County paved the dirt runway and constructed a large hangar to attract more business. The year following, James McLean opened the Oxnard Flying School with a Piper J-3 Cub and a Kinner 2-seat airplane. Housing was constructed nearby to accommodate instructors and students for the school.
In late 1941, war was declared. The airport was assigned to the U.S. Navy until the Naval Air Station at Point Mugu could be completed. The Navy moved to NAS Point Mugu in 1945 and the Oxnard Flying School returned to the airport. Ventura County officially regained control of the airport from the federal government in 1948 by receiving a final quitclaim deed. The state of California issued the airport an operating permit in 1949. Scheduled airline passenger service was established in 1946 by Southwest Airways with Douglas DC-3 airplanes. Oxnard Airport has been the only airport in the Ventura County area to support continuous airline passenger service since World War II.
The airport has been previously served by American Eagle, America West Express, California Air Shuttle and most recently United Express which ended service to LAX on June 8, 2010
[edit] Airport today
Today Oxnard Airport has a contract air traffic control tower handling approximately 100,000 arrivals and/or departures a year, and is home to over 180 individual aircraft.[1] As of February 2007, two Fixed Base Operators, an authorized overhaul facility for Robinson helicopters, Light Helicopter Depot, and an authorized FAA Medical Examiner.
[edit] Facilities
- Aspen Helicopters is a FBO located at the airport, and is also known as the ‘’’Oxnard Jet Center’’’
- Golden West Jet Centers: Oxnard is an Oxnard-based FBO.
- Light Helicopter Depot: Oxnard is an Oxnard-based Robinson Helicopter Overhaul Facility.
[edit] References
- Oxnard Airport (Ventura County web site)
[edit] External links
- General Information for Airport Users
- Oxnard Airport Association
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective 8 March 2012
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KOXR
- ASN accident history for OXR
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KOXR
- FAA current OXR delay information
