Harris Ranch Airport is an airstrip near
Coalinga, California
Coalinga ( or ) is a city in Fresno County and the western San Joaquin Valley, in central California about 80 miles (128 km) southeast of Salinas.
It was formerly known as ''Coaling Station A'', ''Coalingo'', and ''Coalinga Station''.
The ...
, next to
Interstate 5
Interstate 5 (I-5) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the West Coast of the United States, running largely parallel to the Pacific coast of the contiguous U.S. from Mexico to Canada. It travels through the states of Califor ...
. To the north of the airport is the
Harris Ranch Restaurant and Inn.
The airport has been open since March 1981.
There is only one runway, wide and long. Parking and fuel are on the north end near the restaurant. On the south end of the runway is a run-up area.
There is no taxiway parallel to the runway, so takeoffs on RWY32 and landings on RWY14 require back-taxi on the runway.
Uses
An average of 27 operations per day occur at Harris Ranch. All are transient
general aviation
General aviation (GA) is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as all civil aviation aircraft operations with the exception of commercial air transport or aerial work, which is defined as specialized aviation services ...
flights; no aircraft are based there.
One of the most common uses of this airport is to access the
Harris Ranch
Harris Ranch, or the Harris Cattle Ranch, feedlot is California's largest beef producer, producing of beef per year in 2010. It is located alongside Interstate 5 at its intersection with State Route 198 east of Coalinga, in the San Joaquin ...
restaurant and/or hotel (see:
$100 hamburger
''$100 hamburger'' ("hundred-dollar hamburger") is aviation slang for the excuse a general aviation pilot might use to fly.
Background
A $100 hamburger trip typically involves flying a short distance (less than two hours), eating at an airport r ...
).
References
External links
Airports in Fresno County, California
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