Tehachapi Municipal Airport (IATA: TSP, ICAO: KTSP, FAA LID: TSP) is in Tehachapi, Kern County, California. It covers 264 acres (107 ha) and has one runway.[1]
Tehachapi Municipal Airport | |||||||||||
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 Aerial: KTSP Airport area | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | City of Tehachapi | ||||||||||
| Location | Tehachapi, California | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,001 ft / 1,219.5 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°08′06″N 118°26′21″W / 35.13500°N 118.43917°W | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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The airport was established in 1929 originally to support an air mail route between Tehachapi and Bakersfield. After the 1952 Kern County earthquake Tehachapi became inaccessible by roads or rail, and the airport saw an emergency relief airlift for several weeks. There are hangars and an industrial park on the south side of the airport, and in 2009 the city was planning an expansion to include a taxiway and hangars on the north side.[2]
In 1974 Golden West Airlines scheduled de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters to Los Angeles (LAX).[3] The flight is in the August 1974 OAG but not in the March 1975 edition.
Golden Age Flight Museum moved to temporary quarters in 2022.[4]
See also edit
- Mountain Valley Airport, privately owned gliderport also located in Tehachapi
- List of airports in Kern County, California
References edit
- ^ "Airport". City of Tehachapi. Retrieved August 17, 2008.
- ^ Don Haley (February 13, 2007). "Tehachapi Municipal Airport - Positive Growth". California Pilots Association. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ^ http://www.departedflights.com, April 15, 1974 Golden West Airlines route map
- ^ Schultz, Barbara (July 13, 2022). "Golden Age Flight Museum has home in Tehachapi". Aerotech News & Review. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
External links edit
- Tehachapi Composite Squadron 46, Civil Air Patrol
- Flying into Tehachapi — by Frank Holbert.
- Tehachapi Municipal Airport-related articles in the Tehachapi News:
- FAA Airport Form 5010 for TSP PDF
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for TSP
- AirNav airport information for KTSP
- ASN accident history for TSP
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures