Yolo County Airport is six miles northeast of Winters, five miles northwest of

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and five miles southwest of

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, all in

Yolo County Yolo County (; Wintun: ''Yo-loy''), officially the County of Yolo, is a county located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 216,403. Its county seat is Woodland. Yolo County is incl ...

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is 16E. Many U.S. airports use the same three-letter

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for the

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and

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, but this facility is DWA to the FAA and has no IATA code. The airport is used for

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; many flights are recreational or farm-related, with few commercial flights. The airport has an active

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community and is home to SkyDance SkyDiving school. The airport is also home to the Yolo Sportsman Association. The YSA facility has pistol, shotgun, and rifle ranges as well as small fishable lakes. Solono Targetmasters Solono Targetmasters
conducts training and competitions for IDPA, and USPSA Practical shooters. The YSA clubhouse has a kitchen, vending machines, bathrooms, and a hall with seating for over 100 persons. Expect loud reports from shotguns during daylight hours. This area is flat, floods, and is prone to fog in winter months. Expect winds from the west of 10-25kts starting 2 hours before sundown, lasting for several hours from June through September. These winds are known as "The Delta Breeze" and will result in temperatures dropping by up to 50 degrees before dying completely by morning. Dust and smoke picked up by these winds can reduce visibility dramatically at times.

History

The airport was built by the

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and the

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about 1942 with a 6000 by 150 foot (1830 by 45 meter) asphalt-concrete north–south runway, and was known as Winters-Davis Flight Strip. It was an emergency landing airfield for military aircraft on training flights and later used as an auxiliary training airfield for

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, California. It was closed after

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, and was turned over for local government use by the War Assets Administration (WAA).

Facilities

Yolo County Airport covers at an

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of 100 feet (30 m). Its one

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, 16/34, is 6,000 by 100 feet (1,829 x 30 m) asphalt. *Obstructions - Rwy 16; NONE *Obstructions - Rwy 34: . trees, . from runway, 30:1 slope to clear *REIL lights: NO *VSI: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) *Fuel 24 hours 100LL JET-A *Parking: tiedowns *Airframe service: MAJOR *Powerplant service: MAJOR In 2002 the airport had 60,360 aircraft operations, average 165 per day: 99%

and 1%

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. 67 aircraft were then based at the airport: 85% single-engine, 10% multi-engine, 2% jet and 3%

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Flood plain

The airport is built on what has been designated a flood plain, and flooding can be an issue especially during the winter months. In the early years of the airport's operations this was not as much of a problem, but as construction has taken place east of the field, natural drainage patterns have been disrupted and flooding has become more serious.

References

External links

Yolo County Airport
at Yolo County website *
Aerial image as of 12 June 1993
from

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'' * {{USAAF Training Bases World War II Airports in Yolo County, California Winters, California Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in California Flight Strips of the United States Army Air Forces 1941 establishments in California

History

Facilities

Flood plain

See also

References

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