Douthitt Strip

Douthitt Strip (FAA LID: 23CN) is a privately owned, private use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) east of the central business district of El Centro, a city in Imperial County, California, United States.[1]

Douthitt Strip
Summary
Airport typePrivate use
OwnerR. Douthitt Enterprises, Inc.
ServesEl Centro, California
Elevation AMSL45 ft / 14 m
Coordinates32°47′20″N 115°31′47″W
Map
23CN
Location of airport in California
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 1,800 549 Dirt
8/26 1,400 427 Dirt
Statistics
Based aircraft23

History

Provided contract glider training to the United States Army Air Forces, 1942-1944. Training provided by Aeronautical Training Center, Inc. Used primarily C-47 Skytrains and Waco CG-4 unpowered Gliders. The mission of the school was to train glider pilot students in proficiency in operation of gliders in various types of towed and soaring flight, both day and night, and in servicing of gliders in the field.

Facilities and aircraft

Douthitt Strip has two runways with dirt surfaces: 4/22 is 1,800 by 100 feet (549 x 30 m) and 8/26 is 1,400 by 100 feet (427 x 30 m). There are 23 aircraft based at this airport: 91% single-engine and 9% ultralight.[1]

See also

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for 23CN (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.

Other sources
  •  This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
  • Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004.
  • Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas ASIN: B000NYX3PC


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