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University Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerUniversity of California
LocationUnincorporated Yolo County near Davis, California
Elevation AMSL69 ft / 21 m
Coordinates38°31′53″N 121°47′11″W / 38.53139°N 121.78639°W / 38.53139; -121.78639
WebsiteUniversity Airport
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 3,176 968 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations24,475
Source: FAA[1] and airport web site[2]

University Airport (ICAO: KEDU, FAA LID: EDU, formerly 0O5) is a public-use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) west of the central business district of Davis, a city in Yolo County, California, United States. It is owned by the University of California[1] and operated by Transportation Services of the University of California, Davis. Of the ten campuses in the UC system, Davis is the only one with its own airport.[3][4] It was the first university airport in the United States.[4]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned EDU by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[5]

The airport opened in 1946 and was acquired by the University of California four years later, as part of an acquisition of the adjacent Straloch Farm.[4][6] 100LL fuel and transient aircraft tiedowns are available. Two fixed base operators are located on the field: the Cal Aggie Flying Farmers flight school and Davis Air Repair.[7]

The airport is used today by UC Davis students, faculty, and staff to travel to locations around California.[6] The airport is also used to bring sick animals to UC Davis for treatment at the veterinary school.[6]

Facilities and aircraft

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University Airport covers an area of 95 acres (38 ha) and contains one asphalt paved runway designated 17/35 which measures 3,176 x 50 ft (968 x 15 m). For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2010, the airport had 24,475 aircraft operations, an average of 67 per day: 90% general aviation, 10% air taxi and <1% military.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for EDU PDF, effective 2010-06-30
  2. ^ University Airport, official site by University of California, Davis
  3. ^ University Airport - General Information
  4. ^ a b c Dingemans, Dennis; Scheuring, Ann Foley (2013). University of California, Davis. Charleston: Arcadia. p. 54. ISBN 9780738596990.
  5. ^ Great Circle Mapper: KEDU - Davis, California (University Airport)
  6. ^ a b c Robertson, Kathy (April 21, 2002). "Yolo pilots alarmed". Sacramento Business Journal.
  7. ^ University Airport - General Information
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