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Banning City Airport
West Lincoln Street and South Hathaway Street
Banning, CA
(951) 922-3320
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Radioplane (Northrop) XGAM-67 "Crossbow"
Photo by John Shupek
Overview
Banning Municipal Airport sits at a 2,200-foot elevation in the midst of the San Gorgonio Pass of central Riverside County. The pass separates the 10,000-foot-high ranges of the San Bernardino Mountains to the north and the San Jacinto Mountains to the south as well as the low lands of the Los Angeles Basin to the west and the Coachella Valley to the east. This location makes the airport a highly important component of the regional airport system. Additionally, the airport is home to some 75 aircraft belonging to businesses and residents of Banning, Beaumont, and other nearby communities.
The airport consists of a single east/west runway nearly 5,000 feet in length. Aircraft operate under visual procedures—no instrument approach procedures have been created. Exhibit BN–1 describes other major features of the airport. The airport layout plan (Exhibit BN–2) was last updated in 1990 and does not show the modification to the runway's eastern end which resulted in a minor reduction of the length. No major airfield improvements are indicated in the Airport Master Plan adopted by the city in 1989.
The volume of aircraft operations at Banning Municipal Airport is low relative to the number of based aircraft. The surrounding terrain and often strong winds limit flight training activity.
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