Ramona Airport
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FAA diagram, below: approach from the west
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | County of San Diego | ||||||||||
| Location | Ramona, San Diego County, California | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,395 ft / 425 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°02′21″N 116°54′55″W / 33.03917°N 116.91528°W / 33.03917; -116.91528 | ||||||||||
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Ramona Airport (ICAO: KRNM, FAA LID: RNM, formerly L39) is a public airport two miles west of Ramona, in San Diego County, California, United States.[1]
The airport is mostly used for general aviation, the California Department of Forestry (CDF) and the United States Forest Service (USFS) jointly operate a fire attack base.
The Ramona Air Fair is a popular airshow held every year in October.
Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but Ramona Airport is RNM to the FAA and has no IATA code.[2]
Ramona Airport covers 342 acres (138 ha) and has one runway (9/27: 5,001 x 150 ft.) and one helipad (H1: 340 x 66 ft.).[1]
In 2020 the airport had 144,979 aircraft operations, averaging 397 per day: 100% general aviation, and <1% military. 135 aircraft were then based at this airport: 119 single engine, 10 multi-engine, 1 jet, 3 helicopter, and 2 ultralight.[1]
Classic Rotors Museum, a flying aviation museum specializing in helicopters and other rotorcraft, is based at Ramona Airport.[3][4][5][6] The museum bills itself as "the rare and vintage rotorcraft museum" and claims to be one of "three dedicated rotorcraft museums in the world".[3]
During World War II the airport was used by the US Navy as the 'Ramona Bombing Target and Emergency Landing Field. The site was 405 acres and opened on October 15, 1943. The site closed after the war and was turned over to San Diego County on February 26, 1947.[7]
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