Ocean Ridge Airport is a privately-owned public-use airport

Airport

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 located three nautical miles (6 km) north of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Gualala

Gualala, California

Gualala is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County in the U.S. state of California. It is located southwest of Hopland, at an elevation of 49 feet . It is located on the Pacific coast at the mouth of the Gualala River, on State Route 1. It serves as a commercial center for the...

, in Mendocino County

Mendocino County, California

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, California

California

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, United States

United States

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.

Facilities and aircraft

Ocean Ridge Airport covers an area of 30 acres (12.1 ha) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 940 feet (287 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway

Runway

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 designated 13/31 with an asphalt

Asphalt

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 surface measuring 2,500 by 50 feet (762 x 15 m).

For the 12-month period ending November 21, 2008, the airport had 5,000 general aviation

General aviation

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 aircraft operations, an average of 13 per day. At that time there were 21 aircraft based at this airport: 95% single-engine

Aircraft engine

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 and 5% multi-engine.

External links

• E55 - Ocean Ridge/Gualala, California
• Aerial image as of 12 July 1993 from USGS The National Map