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{{Short description|Airport in California, United States}}
{{Short description|Airport in California, United States}}
{{Infobox Airport
{{Infobox Airport
| name = Columbia Airport
| name = Columbia Airport
| image = O22_Flyby.jpg
| image = O22 Flyby (cropped).jpg
| IATA = COA
| IATA = COA
| ICAO = none
| ICAO = none
| FAA = O22
| FAA = O22
| type = Public
| type = Public
| owner = [[Tuolumne County, California|County of Tuolumne]]
| owner = [[Tuolumne County, California|County of Tuolumne]]
| operator =
| operator =
| city-served =
| city-served =
| location = [[Columbia, California]]
| location = [[Columbia, California]]
| elevation-f = 2,118
| elevation-f = 2,118
| elevation-m = 646
| elevation-m = 646
| coordinates = {{coord|38|01|50|N|120|24|52|W|type:airport|display=inline}}
| coordinates = {{coord|38|01|50|N|120|24|52|W|type:airport|display=inline}}
| website =
| website =
| r1-number = 11/29
| r1-number = 11/29
| r1-length-f = 2,600
| r1-length-f = 2,600
| r1-length-m = 792
| r1-length-m = 792
| r1-surface = Turf
| r1-surface = Turf
| r2-number = 17/35
| r2-number = 17/35
| r2-length-f = 4,670
| r2-length-f = 4,670
| r2-length-m = 1,423
| r2-length-m = 1,423
| r2-surface = Asphalt
| r2-surface = Asphalt
| stat-year = 2011
| stat-year = 2011
| stat1-header = Aircraft operations
| stat1-header = Aircraft operations
| stat1-data = 46,020
| stat1-data = 46,020
| stat2-header = Based aircraft
| stat2-header = Based aircraft
| stat2-data = 106
| stat2-data = 106
| footnotes = Source: [[Federal Aviation Administration]]<ref name=FAA>{{FAA-airport|ID=O22|use=PU|own=PU|site=01429.*A}}, effective 2/9/2012</ref>
| footnotes = Source: [[Federal Aviation Administration]]<ref name=FAA>{{FAA-airport|ID=O22|use=PU|own=PU|site=01429.*A}}, effective 2/9/2012</ref>
| caption = CAL FIRE OV-10 and S-2T aircraft performing a flyby over Columbia Airport in March 2007
}}
}}


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Columbia Airport covers {{convert|356|acre|ha}} and has two [[runway]]s: 17/35 is 4,670 x 75&nbsp;ft (1,423 x 23 m) asphalt and 11/29 is 2,600 x 100&nbsp;ft (792 x 30 m) turf.<ref name=FAA />
Columbia Airport covers {{convert|356|acre|ha}} and has two [[runway]]s: 17/35 is 4,670 x 75&nbsp;ft (1,423 x 23 m) asphalt and 11/29 is 2,600 x 100&nbsp;ft (792 x 30 m) turf.<ref name=FAA />


In the year ending August 3, 2011 the airport had 46,020 aircraft operations, average 126 per day: 96% [[general aviation]], 4% [[air taxi]] and less than 1% military. 106 aircraft are based at the airport: 91% single engine, 4% [[helicopter]], 3% multi-engine, 1% jet, and 1% [[ultralight]].<ref name=FAA />
In the year ending August 3, 2011, the airport had 46,020 aircraft operations, average 126 per day: 96% [[general aviation]], 4% [[air taxi]] and less than 1% military. 106 aircraft are based at the airport: 91% single engine, 4% [[helicopter]], 3% multi-engine, 1% jet, and 1% [[ultralight]].<ref name=FAA />


==Cal Fire Firefighting Air Attack Base==
==Cal Fire Firefighting Air Attack Base==


The [[California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection]] ([[Cal Fire]]) operates an aerial firefighting air attack base at the airport with three fixed wing twin engine turboprop aircraft including one [[North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco]] spotter airplane and two [[Grumman S-2 Tracker]] [[air tankers]] (S-2T version) which are based at the airfield.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.calfirepilots.com/Columbia.html|title=Columbia Air Attack Base}}</ref> Cal Fire also bases a [[Bell UH-1H]] "Huey" firefighting helicopter at the airport.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.calfire.ca.gov/about/downloads/helitack_bases/Columbia.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2018-03-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508141919/http://calfire.ca.gov/about/downloads/helitack_bases/Columbia.pdf |archive-date=2018-05-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The [[California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection]] (CAL FIRE) operates an aerial firefighting air attack base at the airport with five aircraft based at the airfield. The typical complement of aircraft is one [[North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco|Rockwell OV-10]] tactical (spotter) airplane, two [[Grumman S-2 Tracker|Grumman S-2T]] air tankers, and one [[Sikorsky S-70]] helicopter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Columbia Air Attack Base |url=http://www.calfirepilots.com/Columbia.html}}</ref>


== Historical air service ==
== Historical air service ==

Revision as of 06:26, 14 February 2024

Columbia Airport
CAL FIRE OV-10 and S-2T aircraft performing a flyby over Columbia Airport in March 2007
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCounty of Tuolumne
LocationColumbia, California
Elevation AMSL2,118 ft / 646 m
Coordinates38°01′50″N 120°24′52″W / 38.03056°N 120.41444°W / 38.03056; -120.41444
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 2,600 792 Turf
17/35 4,670 1,423 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations46,020
Based aircraft106

Columbia Airport (IATA: COA, FAA LID: O22) is located a mile southwest of Columbia, in Tuolumne County, California, United States. It is owned by the County of Tuolumne.[1]

Facilities

Columbia Airport covers 356 acres (144 ha) and has two runways: 17/35 is 4,670 x 75 ft (1,423 x 23 m) asphalt and 11/29 is 2,600 x 100 ft (792 x 30 m) turf.[1]

In the year ending August 3, 2011, the airport had 46,020 aircraft operations, average 126 per day: 96% general aviation, 4% air taxi and less than 1% military. 106 aircraft are based at the airport: 91% single engine, 4% helicopter, 3% multi-engine, 1% jet, and 1% ultralight.[1]

Cal Fire Firefighting Air Attack Base

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) operates an aerial firefighting air attack base at the airport with five aircraft based at the airfield. The typical complement of aircraft is one Rockwell OV-10 tactical (spotter) airplane, two Grumman S-2T air tankers, and one Sikorsky S-70 helicopter.[2]

Historical air service

The airport had scheduled passenger airline service operated by Yosemite Airlines, a small commuter air carrier which was based at Columbia Airport, from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. According to the Official Airline Guide (OAG) as well as the airline's timetables, Yosemite Airlines flew nonstop and direct service between the airport and Sacramento International Airport (SMF), San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and Oakland International Airport (OAK) with small Beechcraft, Cessna and Piper prop aircraft.[3][4][5] The airline's route maps from this same time period also show nonstop service from the airport to Lake Tahoe, Modesto and Stockton.[6]

In 1999, Scenic Air, another commuter airline, was operating daily nonstop service between the airport and Oakland International Airport (OAK) with Grumman Gulfstream I propjet aircraft.[7]

The airport was used as a filming location for several sequences in the 1992 film Radio Flyer. [8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for O22 PDF, effective 2/9/2012
  2. ^ "Columbia Air Attack Base".
  3. ^ http://www.departedflights.com, Nov. 15, 1979 & April 1, 1981 editions, Official Airline Guide (OAG), San Francisco-Columbia schedules
  4. ^ http://www.timetableimages.com, Jan. 24, 1977 & Dec. 11, 1979 Yosemite Airlines timetables
  5. ^ Feb. 1, 1976 Official Airline Guide (OAG)
  6. ^ http://www.departedflights.com, Yosemite Airlines route maps
  7. ^ http://www.departedflights.com, June 1, 1999 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Oakland-Yosemite National Park schedules
  8. ^ "Radio Flyer". Film America.

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