List of airports of Santa Cruz County, California

Santa Cruz, California, once had several active public airports, of which all but one have closed.

Watsonville Municipal Airport

Public use airports

• Watsonville Municipal Airport, Watsonville, California (ICAO airport code: KWVI)

Notable private use airports

• Monterey Bay Academy Airport, Watsonville, California (FAA identifier: CA66)

Private airports

• Las Trancas (FAA Identifier: 17CL)
• Bonny Doon (FAA Identifier: CL77)

Former airports

• Capitola Airport (1920s-1954), Capitola, California, part of Camp McQuaide during World War 2[1]
• Santa Cruz Sky Park (1947–1983), Scotts Valley, California[1]
• (Original) Watsonville Airport (1931–1946), Watsonville, California, had antisubmarine blimps during World War 2.[1]
• Remco Flying Field (1939- 1968) Salinas, California [2]
• Carmel Valley Airfield (1940- 2002), Carmel Valley Village, California [3]

See also

• American Theater (1939–1945)
• California during World War II
• Military history of the United States during World War II
• United States home front during World War II

References

1. Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields Archived 2010-01-04 at the Wayback Machine
2. Remco Flying Field
3. Carmel Valley Airfield