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Starting in early 1945, training aircraft surplused by the cessation of pilot training programs, and post-war, hundreds of combat aircraft were flown into Chino for disposal. This agricultural area was employed as a vast parking lot for warplanes. Soon, the entire area was filled with everything from
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Associated Press, “Cal-Aero Will Become Primary Training School”, ‘’The San Bernardino Daily Sun’’, San Bernardino, California, Wednesday 31 May 1944, Volume 50, page 10.
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and <1% air taxi. 590 aircraft were then based at the airport: 424 percent single-engine, 86 percent multi-engine, 64 percent jet, and 16
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impacted trees 3/4 of a mile past the departure end of runway 26R after takeoff in poor visibility. Both occupants were killed.
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and the workers lost control. Since the building was empty, no one was seriously hurt, but the jet was destroyed.
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The California Institution for Women has a "Corona, CA" postal address but falls within the Chino city limits.
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In the year ending September 30, 2016, the airport had 164,588 aircraft operations, average 451 per day: 99%
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contracted with the school to provide basic and primary flight training for Army Air Cadets. The
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Mach One Air Charters – jet charter provider with multiple FAA violations for unsafe operations
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During the mid-1960s, the field was used as the location setting for the TV series
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An aerial view of Chino Airport and its immediate surroundings.
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Chino Airport covers 1,097 acres (444 ha) and has three
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Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in California
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FAA Docket 2015-0643 FAA vs Mach One Air Charters, Dan Hill
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FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2007-2011
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During the war, Cal-Aero operated the training base with
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History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002
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Chino Airport is the home of two aircraft museums, the
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was an independent flying school at Chino Airport when
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Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms
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IATA
ICAO
FAA
LID
Chino, California
AMSL
Coordinates
33°58′29″N 117°38′12″W / 33.97472°N 117.63667°W / 33.97472; -117.63667
cms.sbcounty.gov
Runways
Direction
Asphalt
Federal Aviation Administration

IATA
ICAO
FAA
LID
airport
Chino
San Bernardino County
California
Federal Aviation Administration
reliever airport
Ontario International Airport
John Wayne Airport
Orange County
World War II
U.S. Army Air Forces

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