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Same fuel vendor as SLO & Oceano. Best price w/in 60 miles.

The only food available on the field now is from a vending machine. Restaurant closed. No transportation to town. Must phone rental car.

I was here! That's about all there is to say. :)

Reply to @CaptBobCPA: Unfortunately, Zunigas closed.

taking off, landing, failing the landing, go around, and just keep trying! =)

Food and hotels within walking distance. I saw no active business on the field other than a card lock fuel station.

The city is still trying to close the airport to build yet another idiotic strip mall....that nobody wants or needs. For now thankfully the project is "underwater" because property values are only 1/3 of what the builder Louis Homes needs to just break even.

Aviating at Rialto:

If you like testing your crosswind skills L67 is the prime destination for it when the Santa Ana winds are blowing. If they get too much for you there is always rwy 35 to get you safely on the ground.

Fuel and pilot supplies are available at Art Scholl Aviation.

Fullerton is a great all around GA A/P. No real traffic problems and when you get on the ground facilities are excellent

This is where the boys play and practice for their upcoming season at the beginning of each year. With lots of wide open desert near by they have the perfect playground to practice and hone their skills, day after day. Hat's off to the Blue's!

Commercially speaking, this can be one busy single-runway airport, near downtown San Diego. This is a well known airport for it's approach to 27, as there is a car parking structure that the aircraft have to clear within about the last 1/4 mile before the threshold. The glideslope seems a bit higher because of this when compared to other airports. It has a cramped feeling as you get to your gate area, compared to the the spacious baggage area. It's not all bad, as they do have a Starbucks at least! ;)

Whether it's for business or leisure, KSNA is the perfect spot for the airport. The main terminal is currently going through expansion (2011) on it's south section, finally stretching beyond what was the old, original terminal. This interruption has taken the smaller Rwy 1R/19L and is used as a taxi-way for the larger commercial aircraft. One of the biggest kicks is taking off to the south (19R) on a commercial jet, due to the noise abatement procedures. Full brakes, full power, release, use most of the runway, and you're suddenly 2000 feet up. This is where the pilots pull back on the throttle to keep things quiet for the neighborhoods south of the airport. Sometimes the feeling of weight-loss is very noticeable yet exciting. As was already said, whether flying commercially or privately, this is a well laid out airport. I currently use it about a dozen times a year.

Father was stationed here in the mid-late 60's before retiring as a AEC/CPO specializing on the P2V Neptune. Was a very active Naval base in the 60's & 70's, where F4 Phantom's routinely roared out to the Pacific. Runway is large enough to handle the C5A Galaxy from time to time. Once the Army took over it was common for parachuting recruits jumping out of Army Chinook's on a weekly basis. One of the most beautiful Golf courses in O.C., the Naval Golf Course, is south-east of the field and has been around as long as I can remember. I used to caddy there in the mid-70's and fish the small ponds at night with my friends.

Ex Marine base (MCAS Tustin) with two large wooden blimp hangers that can bee seen for a good distance from any direction. The hangers have been used in many movies and TV shows over the years, including one of the Austin Powers movies and the X-Files. It was shut down in the mid 90's and has slowly disappeared, yet the hangers remain.

Can't complain about anything at John Wayne Airport. It's relatively small and it's extremely easy to navigate through the terminal. Friendly personnel as well.

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I flew in/over on May 28 2011 and my favorite airport had a big X over the numbers:-( Is there anything we can do to help re-open it?

My home port. That great little restaurant is Zunigas. They have a great little gar as well--Jesus is there to serve you.

We landed and taxied to the Jet Center and had awesome service. They parked us, took us to our hotel and picked us up in the morning for our return flight. Highly recomment this place/

Reply to @david: I agree with the assessment that Reid-Hillview is a friendly airport which offers a range of services. I would add that it is a convenient airport as well. I am amazed with its close proximity to downtown San Jose and far less hassle associated with getting in and out of the nearby San Jose International airport that more business people traveling via General Aviation do not utilize it.

The airport has the potential of becoming an even better airport if the Santa Clara County folks who oversee it would realize that it would be to their advantage to allow a restaurant to re-inhabit the terminal building.

Thanks for the update. Next time work takes me to NoCal, I'll pay another visit.

The rude controller was a big pain in the rear end, and was finally "persuaded" to resign.

The county supervisors and the city now support the airport.

It's a very friendly airport now. Airport terminal has snack, soda and coffee machines. Airport Shoppe (open Mon - Sat, 9-5) has a wide range of pilot supplies plus prepackaged sanwiches and similar food items. Four flight schools - including tailwheel, vintage and aerobatics at AeroDynamic Aviation. Two maintenance shops. Cessna dealer. 24hr self serve gas plus three truck based fuel services.

Time to visit again!

My Home base

Wanting to know about your airpark.

We live at A20 but were originally from Escondido.

Considering a move back to the area.. Looking,,,,,,

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This is where Gimli Glider is stored......How painful one historical aircraft to be stored.

I learned to fly here, PPL, INSTRUMENT, COMMERCIAL ASEL

Great place to fly into and camp on the river. Contact Kayak Bob at 949-433-9184 for the lay of the land and a pick up from the airport.

You can even get a cold drink at walking distance in the little village

Not only is the flight there via Tioga pass gorgeous, the airport itself is the best place to practice your high altitude landings

School, Church and Store are 1/4 mile east. Do not overfly. Right hand patern 16, Left hand pattern 34

I've only been once, but was shocked at the condition and arrangement of this airport.

11 terminals? It seemed more like one big long mess, no real distinction.

Very disappointed with both duty free shopping and any dining options.

BUT they were in a state of renovation when I came in and out of LAX. Hope that this can be finalised eventually!

Nice little airport with a restaurant on the field. A little pricey ($9 for a tuna melt) but good service and good food. They have some specialty sandwiches I should have tried...next time. Watch out for skydivers on the weekend. They never stop falling for the sky and the jump planes use the crossing runway. Listen and be alert. It is very, very busy.

That seems to be a former identifier - I've added it to the keywords.

It seems like El Monte Airport is working on a the taxiway right now. The flight school called Universal Air Academy had many airplanes coming in and out of row 21. I saw N38700 flying too. I didn't fly it so I don't know how it performs but the paint job was still in fairly good condition. Yeah, they do have a "bunch" of Cessnas.

$25 Landing Fee or Fill Up with very expensive fuel !

1300 ft usable, el = 1300 land to north, uphill. Landing & departing is at right angles to military buzz path to hot springs - caution advised - no radar advisory below about 9000. monitor 126.55 - may learn of low level activity in Saline MOA. Runway maintained by users.

Closed October 1, 2002

Now used as a site for a large annual star party

I've run into some references online (including a logbook) that refer to this airport as 6Q6

The FAA uses '88CA' for REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN JOSE H2

This airport is O23 for the FAA

The FAA has coded this airport (O23) as CL56

The FAA coded this airport (NFX) as NXF

The FAA uses 'LA22' for PG&E Livermore Training Center Heliport,

Livermore, CA

The FAA uses 'CL85' for Infineon Raceway Pad 1, Sonoma, CA

The FAA uses 'CL56' for Ranchaero Airport, Chico, CA

FAA uses '35CA' for Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center Heliport

Is this your airstrip? I saw what appeared to be a Cessna 170 taking off from that strip a few weeks ago. It was some type of older tail-dragger. Was that yours?

My favorite strip, and the only reason I keep my plane.

Use with permission only! Not a public airfield!

MINE!

I'm a super big fan of this airport, as I attend university several miles away. Years ago, I discovered this small, remote, unheard of, 1500 foot dirt landing strip while flying around on the Microsoft Flight Simulator. I have never seen any airplane land on this strip, ever! It is quite possibly the loneliest airport, ever! Local residents use the strip as a place to exercise their dogs. In fact, several months back, my family and I had a nice picnic on the runway, which resembles more of a driveway, or an unmaintained dirt road then a designated spot for aircrafts to land. I'd estimate that you could count on your fingers the amount of air traffic that this airport sees every year. Anyways, I was driving back from a run I had in Rancho Del Oso State Park yesterday, when to my amazement, I saw a Cessna 170 taxiing along the runway. I slammed on the breaks, and stopped on the side of the road, to get a glimpse of a plane taking off from an airport I thought I'd never see used for its intended purpose. I have to say, it was AMAZING! This airport is now my favorite airport, by far! When I become a pilot of my own, I'll be this airport's number #1 visitor.

Not for public use. Extreme danger

Hi Mr. Beene, I am John Higgins. I have a sgtrong interest in flying, have trained in Cessna's, Avid's, and Quicksilver two-place oh wing. Am interested in a pontonned plane i saw on the water near Crusier Haven. Can't get to it from the road. maybe you could help me jump in! (Just kidding) It looks like a quiksilver fitted with floats. Llike to meet you. John Higgins 925-209-7786 cieloesprit@hotmail.com