Rogers Field is a public airport

Airport

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 bordering the southwest of the town of Chester

Chester, California

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, serving Plumas County

Plumas County, California

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, California

California

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, USA

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. The airport has two runway

Runway

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s and is mostly used for general aviation

General aviation

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 and USFS

United States Forest Service

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/CDF access.

In addition to its civil-aviation role it also serves as the Chester Air Attack Base, a logistical & coordination facility owned and managed by Lassen National Forest

Lassen National Forest

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, (LNF) USFS

United States Forest Service

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, for the support of the LNF Air Attack 06, Copter 510, California Department of Forestry's aerial firefighting

Aerial firefighting

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 aircraft (both fixed-wing and helicopter) and other air tankers and Heli-tankers leased by the USFS. Resources include fueling, retardant

Fire retardant

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 loading for aerial tankers, communications, and some quartering for aircrew, helitack

Helitack

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, and ground fire-fighting teams.

Facilities

Rogers Field has two runways:

• Runway 16/34: 5,000 x 100 ft (1,524 x 30 m). Surface: Asphalt
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• Runway 5/23: 5,320 x 120 ft (1,622 x 37 m). Surface: Gravel
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Runway 5/23 is closed indefinitely and no longer maintained.