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OTHER RESOURCES
The source for this page is the book titled, "Airports
and Established Landing Fields in the United States, 1933",
published by The Airport Directory Company, Hackensack, NJ.
Refer to page 19 of that book.
See this aerial image of the Fresno Airport in the late
1920s from the R.T.
Gerow Collection.
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FRESNO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
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Fresno Municipal Airport was located at 1360 Tehama Street,
1.3 miles southwest of the city. It had one oiled runway 3,500
x 400 ft. down the center of its 125 acres.
For communications, it had a telephone (dial 2-1810) and
weather reports on the field. Modern hotels were in Fresno,
with the taxi fare of 50 cents. A restaurant was at the field.
"FRESNO" was painted on the hangar roof. For night
operations, runways were lighted with flood, boundary and
obstruction lights. A rotating white and green beacon was
installed. There were no landing or flood light charges.
Fuel, oil, hangars were available, as was a 24-hour licensed
repair depot with licensed mechanics. Hangar fees were $1.50
per night for single-engine craft, $2.00 for twins, and $3.50
for tri-motored airplanes.
Operators Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc. provided
two scheduled flights daily to San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Schneiders Aero Service, Cardif and Peacock and Harrah Flying
Service provided flight training and charter trips.
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| Who
Went to Fresno? |
| Two pilots
who landed at the Davis-Monthan Airfield called Fresno their Homebase. |
| No pilots
arrived at Davis-Monthan Airfield from Fresno, and one listed
it as his final Destination. |
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