Dinsmore Airport (California)
Encyclopedia
Dinsmore Airport , formerly Q25, is a public airport
located one mile (1.6 km) east of Dinsmore
, serving Humboldt County
, California
, USA
. The airport is mostly used for general aviation
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s and has one runway
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Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located one mile (1.6 km) east of Dinsmore
Dinsmore, California
Dinsmore is an unincorporated community in , California. It is located on the Van Duzen River, at an elevation of 2415 feet . Dinsmore Airport and the Dinsmore Store are located nearby. Also nearby is Mad River, California, Ruth,CA and Ruth Reservoir ....
, serving Humboldt County
Humboldt County, California
Humboldt County is a county in the U.S. state of California, located on the far North Coast 200 miles north of San Francisco. According to 2010 Census Data, the county’s population was 134,623...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, USA
United States
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. The airport is mostly used for general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
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Facilities
Dinsmore Airport covers 23 acreAcre
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s and has one runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
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- Runway 9/27: 2,510 x 48 ft (765 x 15 m), Surface: AsphaltAsphaltAsphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...