- Mesa Del Rey Airport
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Mesa Del Rey Airport IATA: KIC – ICAO: KKIC – FAA LID: KIC Summary Airport type Public Operator City of King City Location King City, California Elevation AMSL 370 ft / 112.8 m Coordinates 36°13′41″N 121°07′19″W / 36.22806°N 121.12194°WCoordinates: 36°13′41″N 121°07′19″W / 36.22806°N 121.12194°W Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 11/29 4,485 1,367 Asphalt Mesa Del Rey Airport (IATA: KIC, ICAO: KKIC, FAA LID: KIC) is a public airport located one mile (1.6 km) northeast of King City, serving Monterey County, California, USA. The airport is mostly used for general aviation.
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Facilities
Mesa Del Rey Airport covers 112 acres (0.45 km2) and has one runway:
- Runway 11/29: 4,485 x 100 ft (1,367 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt
History
Opened in April 1940 as Palo Alto Airport or King City Airport. Originally had 4,570' NW/SE hard surfaced runway. It was used for most of World War II by the United States Army Air Forces as a primary (level 1) contract pilot training airfield. It also had four local auxiliary airfields for emergency and overflow landings. Pilot training contractor was Palo Alto Airport, Inc. Flying training was performed with Fairchild PT-19s as the primary trainer. It also had several PT-17 Stearmans as well.
Military control of the airport was transferred to the United States Navy in April 1945. It was known as King City Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS). The Navy declared airport surplus on 30 September 1945. Eventually it was discharged to the War Assets Administration (WAA) and became a civil airport.
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.- Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004.
- Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas ASIN: B000NYX3PC
- FAA Airport Master Record for KIC (Form 5010 PDF)
External links
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KKIC
- ASN accident history for KIC
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures for KKIC
Army Air Forces Training CommandFlying Training Flying Schools Eastern Flying Training Command · Central Flying Training Command · Western Flying Training CommandSpecialized Schools Bombardier · Contract Flying · Glider Training · Gunnery · Navigator
Technical Training Eastern Technical Training Command · Central Technical Training Command · Western Technical Training CommandCategories:- 1940 establishments
- USAAF Contract Flying School Airfields
- Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in California
- Airports in Monterey County, California
- California airport stubs
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