Roy Williams Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Richardson Family Trust | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Joshua Tree, California | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,464 ft / 751 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°09′15″N 116°15′08″W / 34.15417°N 116.25222°W | ||||||||||||||
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Roy Williams Airport (FAA LID: L80) is a privately owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of Joshua Tree, in San Bernardino County, California, United States.[1]
The airport was named for Roy Williams, artist and entertainer for The Walt Disney Studios, best known as "Big Roy", the adult mouseketeer on The Mickey Mouse Club. Williams was also a pilot and the father-in-law of airport owner Park Richardson.[2]
Facilities and aircraft
The Roy Williams Airport has been closed by the family of Park Richardson. Although difficult to see from the air, the paved runway has Xs painted.
12OCT2017 - The former airport is being turned into a Solar Farm.
Roy Williams Airport covers an area of 115 acres (47 ha) at an elevation of 2,464 feet (751 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 6/24 is 2,493 by 50 feet (760 x 15 m) with an asphalt surface; 12/30 is 2,355 by 100 feet (718 x 30 m) with an asphalt and dirt surface.[1]
For the 12-month period ending August 17, 2007, the airport had 6,200 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 16 per day. At that time there were 14 aircraft based at this airport: 79% single-engine and 21% ultralight.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for L80 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
- ^ JT airport renamed for Big Mouseketeer, Hi-Desert Star, April 23, 2004. Retrieved August 5, 2016
External links
- Roy Williams Airport
- Aerial image as of 3 October 1995 from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for L80
- AirNav airport information for L80
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for L80