Zamperini Field

Infobox Airport
name = Zamperini Field

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image-width = 150
caption = FAA airport diagram
IATA = TOA
ICAO = KTOA
FAA = TOA
type = Public
owner = City of Torrance
operator =
city-served =
location = Torrance, California
elevation-f = 103
elevation-m = 31
website = [http://www.ci.torrance.ca.us/Airport/487.htm www.ci.torrance.ca.us/...]
r1-number = 11L/29R
r1-length-f = 5,000
r1-length-m = 1,524
r1-surface = Asphalt/Concrete
r2-number = 11R/29L
r2-length-f = 3,000
r2-length-m = 914
r2-surface = Asphalt/Concrete
h1-number = HI
h1-length-f = 110
h1-length-m = 34
h1-surface = Asphalt
stat-year = 2005
stat1-header = Aircraft operations
stat1-data = 173,027
stat2-header = Based aircraft
stat2-data = 499
footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation AdministrationFAA-airport|ID=TOA|use=PU|own=PU|site=02356.1*A, effective 2007-10-25]

Zamperini Field Airport codes|TOA|KTOA|TOA is a city-owned public-use airport located three miles (5 km) southwest of the central business district of Torrance, in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

The airport, one of the busiest general aviation airports in the state and once known as Torrance Municipal Airport, was renamed in honor of local sports and war hero Louis Zamperini.

Facilities and aircraft

Zamperini Field covers an area of 506 acres (205 ha) which contains two asphalt and concrete paved runways: 11L/29R measuring 5,000 x 150 ft (1,524 x 46 m) and 11R/29L measuring 3,000 x 75 ft (914 x 23 m). It also contain one asphalt paved helipad measuring 110 x 110 ft (34 x 34 m).

For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2005, the airport had 173,027 aircraft operations, an average of 474 per day: 99% general aviation, 1% military and <1% air taxi. There are 499 aircraft based at this airport: 89% single-engine, 8% multi-engine, 2% helicopter and <1% glider.

Accidents and incidents

* Aeroméxico Flight 498 Cerritos air disaster: A private aircraft owned by William Kramer en route to Big Bear City Airport near Big Bear Lake from Torrance collided with a Douglas DC-9 owned by Aeroméxico en route to Los Angeles International Airport from various Mexican cities. Both planes crashed, causing all of the people on both planes to die and some residents in Cerritos to die or sustain injuries.

References

External links

* [http://www.ci.torrance.ca.us/Airport/487.htm Zamperini Field] page at city website
* [http://www.torrance.com/torranceairport/ Zamperini Field] (unofficial information site)
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*FAA-diagram|05179
*US-airport-ga|TOA