Trona Airport

Trona Airport (IATA: TRH[2], FAA LID: L72) is a public airport five miles north of Trona, in Inyo County, California. It is owned by the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management.[1] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]

Trona Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerUS Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
ServesTrona, California
Elevation AMSL1,718 ft / 524 m
Coordinates35°48′46″N 117°19′37″W
Map
L72
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 5,910 1,801 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 52 16 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Aircraft operations7,000
Based aircraft2

Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but this airport is L72 to the FAA[1] and has IATA code TRH.[4]

History

During World War II it was an outlying airstrip supporting the U.S. Marine Corps Auxiliary Air Station Mojave located near Mojave, California.

In 1976-78 Golden West Airlines scheduled de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters direct to Los Angeles (LAX).[5]

The musical group "The Corrs" shot their YouTube music video "Breathless" at Trona Airport, May 17-19th, 2000, which hit #7 on Billboard charts in 2000.

Facilities

Trona Airport covers 150 acres (61 ha) at an elevation of 1,718 feet (524 m). Its one runway, 17/35, is 5,910 by 60 feet (1,801 x 18 m). It has one helipad, H1, 52 by 52 feet (16 x 16 m).[1]

In the year ending April 9, 2012 the airport had 7,000 general aviation aircraft operations, average 19 per day. Two ultralight aircraft were then based at this airport.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for L72 (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. "IATA Airport Code Search (TRH: Trona)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  3. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. External link in |work= (help)
  4. "TRH - Trona, California - Trona Airport". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
  5. http://www.departedflights.com, 1977 Golden West route map
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