Tehachapi Municipal Airport
{{Short description|Airport in Kern County, California, U.S.}}
{{for|the station formerly known as KTSP-TV|KSAZ-TV}}
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| type = Public
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| operator = City of Tehachapi
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| location = Tehachapi, California
| elevation-f = 4,001
| elevation-m = 1,219.5
| coordinates = {{Coord|35|08|06|N|118|26|21|W|type:airport_region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}
| website = {{Official website|https://www.liveuptehachapi.com/26/Airport}}
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| r1-length-f = 4,031
| r1-length-m = 1,229
| r1-surface = Asphalt
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Tehachapi Municipal Airport {{Airport codes|TSP|KTSP|TSP}} is in Tehachapi, Kern County, California. It covers {{convert|264|acre|ha|0}} and has one runway.{{cite web | title = Airport | publisher = City of Tehachapi | url = http://www.tehachapicityhall.com/index.asp?nid=26 | access-date = 2008-08-17 }}
The airport was established in 1929 originally to support an air mail route between Tehachapi and Bakersfield. 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.{{cite news| title = Tehachapi Municipal Airport - Positive Growth | publisher = California Pilots Association | author = Don Haley | date = February 13, 2007 | url =http://www.calpilots.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1142&catid=45:pre-2008-archived-articles&Itemid=81 | access-date = October 10, 2012}}
In 1974 Golden West Airlines scheduled de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters to Los Angeles (LAX).http://www.departedflights.com, April 15, 1974 Golden West Airlines route map 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.{{Cite news |last=Schultz |first=Barbara |date=2022-07-13 |title=Golden Age Flight Museum has home in Tehachapi |url=https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2022/07/13/golden-age-flight-museum-has-home-in-tehachapi/ |access-date=2022-08-01 |work=Aerotech News & Review |language=en-US}}
See also
- Mountain Valley Airport, privately owned gliderport also located in Tehachapi
- List of airports in Kern County, California
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080807162932/http://sq46.cawg.cap.gov/ Tehachapi Composite Squadron 46], Civil Air Patrol
- [http://160knots.com/tehachapi.htm Flying into Tehachapi] — by Frank Holbert.
- Tehachapi Municipal Airport-related articles in the Tehachapi News:
- [http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/ViewPost/44782 "Tehachapi Airport becomes strong economic asset"]
- [http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/ViewPost/66582 "New 'light sport' aircraft designed in Tehachapi"]
- [http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/ViewPost/52487 "Tehachapi Airport is a Growing Force in our community"]
- {{FAA-airport|ID=TSP|use=PU|own=PU|site=02341.*A}}
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Category:Airports in Kern County, California