Apple Valley Airport (California)
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Location | Apple Valley, California | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 3,062 ft / 933 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°34′31.2″N 117°11′10.3″W / 34.575333°N 117.186194°W | ||||||||||||||
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Apple Valley Airport (IATA: APV, ICAO: KAPV, FAA LID: APV) is a public airport three miles (4.8 km) north of Apple Valley in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The airport has two runways and is used for general aviation. It opened around 1970.
Past airline service
[edit]The first airline flights to Apple Valley were to the old airport 34°31′41″N 117°12′54″W / 34.528°N 117.215°W by Air West predecessor Bonanza Air Lines from the late 1950s until 1966: DC-3s, then Fairchild F-27s.
From 1970 to 1973 Apple Valley was served by Hughes Airwest (formerly called Air West) F-27s to Las Vegas, Riverside, Ontario, and Los Angeles (LAX). In 1979 commuter airline Inland Empire Airlines scheduled Swearingen Metros to Ontario, Los Angeles, Bullhead City, and Las Vegas.[2]
Facilities
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Apple_Valley_Airport_diagram.png/170px-Apple_Valley_Airport_diagram.png)
The airport has two runways:
- 18/36: 6,498 x 150 ft (1,981 x 46 m), asphalt
- 8/26: 4,099 x 60 ft (1,249 x 18 m), asphalt
References
[edit]- ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for APV PDF, effective 2009-08-27.
- ^ http://www.departedflights.com, Nov. 15, 1979 Inland Empire map
External links
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- FAA Terminal Procedures for APV, effective August 8, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for APV
- AirNav airport information for KAPV
- ASN accident history for APV
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KAPV