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836:References
770:Cessna 340
758:condition.
705:Cessna 150
690:Cessna 152
679:Beech 56TC
668:Piper 601P
657:Boeing 727
641:Cessna 172
550:Ryan Field
152:32°48′57″N
1451:Navigator
938:April 22,
741:go-around
530:Otay Mesa
282:Direction
789:See also
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391:Asphalt
369:Surface
352:Helipads
341:Asphalt
332:10R/28L
327:Asphalt
318:10L/28R
289:Surface
122:Location
114:Operator
1446:Gunnery
1317:current
1293:AirNav
1222:AP NEWS
977:at the
552:, near
540:During
512:History
506:helipad
502:runways
426:253,199
366:Length
363:Number
312:Asphalt
286:Length
270:Runways
101:Summary
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609:Cessna
544:, the
338:1,037
335:3,401
324:1,401
321:4,598
308:1,036
305:3,400
302:05/23
109:Public
554:Hemet
1309:and
1299:ASN
1287:FAA
1230:2021
1204:2017
1176:2017
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475:ICAO
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180:Maps
132:AMSL
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62:IATA
1277:PDF
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486:LID
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