Compton/Woodley Airport
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| IATA: CPM – ICAO: KCPM – FAA LID: CPM | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | County of Los Angeles | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Compton, California | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 99 ft / 30 m | ||||||||||||||
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Compton/Woodley Airport (IATA: CPM, ICAO: KCPM, FAA LID: CPM) is a county-owned public-use airport located two miles southwest of downtown Compton, in southern Los Angeles County, California.[1] The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007–2011 categorized it as a reliever airport.[2]
The airport opened on May 10, 1924. It is used for general aviation as an alternative to Los Angeles International Airport about 8 miles (13 km) to the west.
Facilities
Compton/Woodley Airport covers 77 acres (31 ha) and has two asphalt runways (7L/25R and 7R/25L), each 3,322 x 60 ft (1,013 x 18 m). In 2012 the airport had 66,000 general aviation aircraft operations, averaging about 180 per day. 175 aircraft are based at this airport: 151 single-engine aircraft, 14 multi-engine aircraft, 1 jet aircraft, 8 helicopters, and 1 glider.[1]
In popular culture
The Compton Airport is mentioned in the opening bars of Dr. Dre's "Big Ego's" on his multi-platinum album 2001.
Compton Airport is featured in Airline (U.S. TV series) episode 46[3] when Robin Petgrave,[4] the founder of the flight school Tomorrow's Aeronautical Museum,[5][6] was delayed which eventually resulted in his giving a cast member's son a plane ride at Compton Airport with his flight school which ends the episode.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 FAA Airport Master Record for CPM (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-10-25
- ↑ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2007-2011
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- ↑ Compton/Woodley Airport at the Internet Movie Database
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- ↑ Compton
External links
- City of Compton web site
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for CPM
- AirNav airport information for KCPM
- ASN accident history for CPM
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KCPM
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