Tehachapi Municipal Airport is in Tehachapi,

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. It covers and has one runway. The airport was established in 1929 originally to support an air mail route between Tehachapi and

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. After the 1952 Kern County earthquake Tehachapi became inaccessible by roads or rail, and the airport saw an emergency relief airlift for several weeks. There are hangars and an industrial park on the south side of the airport, and in 2009 the city was planning an expansion to include a taxiway and hangars on the north side. In 1974

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scheduled

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s to Los Angeles (LAX). The flight is in the August 1974 OAG but not in the March 1975 edition. Golden Age Flight Museum moved to temporary quarters in 2022.

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Tehachapi Composite Squadron 46

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Flying into Tehachapi
— ''by Frank Holbert''. *Tehachapi Municipal Airport-related articles in the

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"Tehachapi Airport becomes strong economic asset"

"New 'light sport' aircraft designed in Tehachapi"

"Tehachapi Airport is a Growing Force in our community"
* {{US-airport-ga, TSP Airports in Kern County, California Municipal Airport Airports established in 1929 1929 establishments in California

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