Sierra Sky Park Airport
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| Sierra Sky Park Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: none - ICAO: none - FAA: E79 | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public-use, Privately-owned | ||
| Operator | Michael Sheehan | ||
| Serves | Fresno, California | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 321 ft (98 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 12/30 | 2,920 | 892 | Asphalt |
Sierra Sky Park Airport (FAA LID: E79) is a privately-owned public-use airport located seven miles (11 km) northwest of the central business district (CBD) of Fresno, a city in Fresno County, California, USA. This general aviation airport covers 34 acres and has one runway. Its FAA location identifier is E79 (formerly Q60), but it does not have an IATA or ICAO identifier.[1][2][3]
Other area airports are Fresno Chandler Executive Airport and Fresno Yosemite International Airport.
[edit] History
Sierra Sky Park was created in 1946 on 52 ha (130 acres) nestled against the San Joaquin River, and is the first residential aviation community in the world. William and Doris Smilie are credited for creating this airport/neighborhood hybrid and in 1953 built the first of the 110 homes in the project.[4] Residents can land, taxi down extra-wide avenues, and pull up and park in the driveway at home.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ FAA Airport Master Record for E79 (Form 5010 PDF)
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: E79 - Fresno, California (Sierra Sky Park Airport)
- ^ Larry Paquette. "50-Year Flight Of Fancy", Plane & Pilot Magazine, 2001. Retrieved on 2007-01-22.
- ^ "The Front-Door Fliers", Time Magazine, 10 December 1965. Retrieved on 2007-01-22.
[edit] External links
- Sierra Sky Park at Google Maps
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for E79
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for E79
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