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Exeter Airport (FAA LID: CN63)[2] is a private airport located three nautical miles (6km) south of the central business district of Exeter, a city in Tulare County, California, United States.[1]
Exeter Airport Hunter Air Force Auxiliary Field | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Owner | James Costa | ||||||||||
| Serves | Exeter, California | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 340 ft / 104 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°14′33″N 119°08′59″W / 36.24250°N 119.14972°W | ||||||||||
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  CN63 Location of Exeter Airport | |||||||||||
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Facilities and aircraft
editExeter Airport covers an area of 26 acres (11 ha) at an elevation of 340 feet (104 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with an asphalt/treated surface measuring 2,800 by 40 feet (853 x 12 m).
Location
edit| FAA Identifier: | CN63 |
| Lat/Long: | 36-14-32.9200N 119-08-57.9000W
36-14.548667N 119-08.965000W 36.2424778,-119.1494167 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 344 ft. / 105 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 15E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles S of EXETER, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 93247 |
For the 12-month period ending June 3, 2019, the Exeter airport had 400 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 33 per month. At that time, there were three single-engine aircraft based at this airport.[2]
Airport Services
edit| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
History
editDuring World War II, the Exeter airport was designated as Hunter Auxiliary Field (A-1). It was used by the United States Army Air Forces as an auxiliary training airfield for the flying school at Rankin Field, California.
In 2019 Exeter Airport shifted from a publicly owned (FAA LID: O63) to privately owned (FAA LID: CN63) airfield.[1][2]
See also
editReferences
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This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
External links
edit- Aerial photo as of 4 September 1994 from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for O63
- AirNav airport information for O63
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for O63