Big Bear City Airport
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| IATA: RBF – ICAO: none – FAA: L35 | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Big Bear Airport District | ||
| Location | Big Bear City, California | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 6,752 ft / 2,058 m | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 8/26 | 5,850 | 1,783 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2004) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 30,000 | ||
| Based aircraft | 141 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Big Bear City Airport (IATA: RBF, FAA LID: L35) is a public airport located in Big Bear City, San Bernardino County, California, United States.[1]
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[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Big Bear City Airport covers an area of 117 acres (47 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (8/26) measuring 5,850 x 75 ft. (1,783 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2004, the airport had 30,000 aircraft operations, an average of 82 per day: 93% general aviation and 7% military. There are 141 aircraft based at this airport: 94% single engine, 3% multi-engine, 2% ultralight and 1% glider.[1]
[edit] Accidents and incidents
- Aeroméxico Flight 498 Cerritos air disaster: A private aircraft owned by William Kramer enroute to Big Bear City from Zamperini Field in Torrance collided with a Douglas DC-9 owned by Aeroméxico enroute to Los Angeles International Airport from various Mexican cities. Both planes crashed, causing all of the people on both planes to die and some residents in Cerritos to die or sustain injuries.
[edit] References
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[edit] External links
- Big Bear City Airport (official site)
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for L35
- ASN accident history for RBF
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for L35
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