Paso Robles Municipal Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Paso Robles Municipal Airport

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image-width = 300
caption = 3 September 1994
IATA = PRB
ICAO = KPRB
FAA = PRB
type = Public
owner = City of Paso Robles
operator = City of Paso Robles & FAA
city-served = Paso Robles Regional Area
location = Paso Robles, California
elevation-f = 836
elevation-m = 255
coordinates = coord|35|40|22|N|120|37|37|W|type:airport_region:US
website = [http://www.prcity.com/government/departments/publicworks/airport/index.asp www.prcity.com/...]
r1-number = 01/19
r1-length-f = 6,009
r1-length-m = 1,832
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 13/31
r2-length-f = 4,700
r2-length-m = 1,433
r2-surface = Asphalt
footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation AdministrationFAA-airport|ID=PRB|use=PU|own=PU|site=02032.*A]

Paso Robles Municipal Airport Airport codes|PRB|KPRB|PRB is a public airport located four miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of Paso Robles, a city in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. This general aviation airport is publicly owned by City of Paso Robles.

Facilities

Paso Robles Municipal Airport covers an area of 1,300 acres (5.3 km²) which contains two runways:
* Runway 1/19: 6,009 x 150 ft (1,832 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
* Runway 13/31: 4,700 x 100 ft (1,433 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt

History

Paso Robles Municipal Airport was first opened in September 1942 as Estrella Army Airfield. It was originally designed for use by the United States Marine Corps, however the United States Navy turned it over to the United States Army Air Forces Fourth Air Force to use for coastal defense in exchange for the Marines using nearby Lemoore Naval Air Station.

Its military use ended on 15 October 1944 and the facility was turned over for civilian use, being initially named Archie Dean Field.

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See also

* California World War II Army Airfields

References

External links

* [http://www.prcity.com/government/departments/publicworks/airport/index.asp City of Paso Robles airport page]
* [http://www.pasoroblesjetcenter.com/ Paso Robles Jet Center (FBO for Paso Robles Airport)]