Madera Municipal Airport is northwest of
Madera, in
Madera County, California
Madera County (), officially the County of Madera, is a county at the geographic center of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 156,255. The county seat is Madera.
Madera County comprises the Madera, CA Metr ...
.
The FAA's
National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015
categorized it as a
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 ...
facility.
National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
for 2011–2015
Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB)
. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 4 October 2010.
Facilities
The airport covers at an elevation of 255 feet (78 m). It has two asphalt
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runways: 12/30 is 5,545 by 150 feet (1,690 x 46 m) and 7/25 is 3,702 by 150 feet (1,128 x 46 m).general aviation
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, 1% air taxi
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, and <1% military. In May 2017, 140 aircraft were based at this airport: 99 single-engine, 13 multi-engine, 10 jets, 8 helicopters, 1 glider, and 9 ultralight
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.
History
In 1943, the City of Madera leased the airport to the Army Corps of Engineers to be used by the Army Air Force
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for fueling planes flying north to south. Six months after the end of the war, the land reverted to the city.
References
External links
Aerial photo as of 18 August 1998
from USGS
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Airports in Madera County, California
San Joaquin Valley