NALF Santa Rosa

NALF Santa Rosa, California Santa Rosa Air Center
IATA: none – ICAO: none
Summary
Location		Santa Rosa, California
Coordinates		38°24′58″N 122°45′45″W / 38.41611°N 122.7625°W / 38.41611; -122.7625Coordinates: 38°24′58″N 122°45′45″W / 38.41611°N 122.7625°W / 38.41611; -122.7625

Naval Auxiliary Landing Field (NALF) Santa Rosa, California , also known as Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Santa Rosa^[1], was a military airport located in Santa Rosa, California, in Sonoma County, California, USA.

History

NALF Santa Rosa was first commissioned in 1943, as an outlying airfield of Naval Air Station Alameda. It was relinquished by the US Navy between 1946–48 and reactivated in 1951 for the Korean War. It was abandoned by the Navy between 1952-54.It was re-opened between 1966-67 as a civilian airport, Santa Rosa Air Center. Santa Rosa Air Center closed in 1991.

Film locations

• Die Hard II (1990) Scenes shot at Santa Rosa Air Center.^[2]
• Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot! (1992) Shot over a four-week period at Santa Rosa Air Center.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Santa Rosa". http://www.militarymuseum.org/NAASSantaRosa.html. Retrieved 29 January 2011. 
2. ^ "DIE HARD 2: DIE HARDER Film Locations". http://www.filminamerica.com/Movies/DieHard2DieHarder/. Retrieved 29 January 2011. 
3. ^ "Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot! Film Locations". http://www.filminamerica.com/Movies/StopOrMyMomWillShoot/. Retrieved 29 January 2011. 

External links

• Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Santa Rosa Air Center