Hesperia Airport, is a public-use airport

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 three nm south of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Hesperia

Hesperia, California

Hesperia is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It is located in the Mojave Desert north of San Bernardino. The locals refer to the surrounding area as the High Desert...

, California

California

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.

Facilities and aircraft

Hesperia Airport covers an area of 26 acres (10.5 ha) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 3,390 feet (1,033 m) above mean sea level. It 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...

: 3/21 is 3,910 by 50 feet (1,192 x 15 m) with an asphalt

Asphalt

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 surface.

For the 12-month period ending August 17, 2007, the airport had 6,000 general aviation

General aviation

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 aircraft operations, an average of 16 per day. At that time there were 32 aircraft based at this airport: 29 single-engine

Aircraft engine

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, 2 multi-engine, 1 helicopter

Helicopter

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, and 1 ultralight.

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