The Hangar (Lancaster, California)

The Hangar

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Former namesLancaster Municipal Stadium (1996–2004)
Clear Channel Stadium (2005–2012)
Location45116 Valley Central Way
Lancaster, CA 93536
Coordinates34°42′10″N 118°10′23″W / 34.70278°N 118.17306°W / 34.70278; -118.17306
OwnerCity of Lancaster
OperatorClutch Play Baseball LLC.
Capacity4,500 permanent stadium seats
Field sizeLeft Field - 350 ft (110 m)
Left-Center Power Alley - 385 ft (117 m)
Center Field - 410 ft (120 m)
Right-Center Power Alley - 385 ft (117 m)
Right Field - 350 ft (110 m)
Backstop - 50 ft (15 m)
Surface85,000 square feet (7,900 m2) of high-grade sports turf
Construction
Broke groundSeptember 6, 1995[1]
OpenedApril 16, 1996
Construction cost$14.5 million
($28.2 million in 2023 dollars[2])
ArchitectPopulous
General contractorPinner Construction Company[3]
Tenants

The Hangar, also known as Lancaster Municipal Stadium and formerly known as Clear Channel Stadium, is a stadium in Lancaster, California, United States. From its opening in 1996 to 2020, the stadium was the home field of the Lancaster JetHawks, a now-defunct minor league baseball team of the Advanced A California League. In 2005, Clear Channel Communications entered into a 10-year, $770,000 naming rights deal with the JetHawks and the City of Lancaster, who divided the revenue between them. The deal was planned to run through the 2014 season, but Clear Channel Stadium signage was removed in 2012. The stadium was then renamed The Hangar, its nickname since the stadium opened in 1996, as well as Lancaster Municipal Stadium. The Hangar is located near State Route 14 west of downtown Lancaster. The Lancaster Sound Breakers of the Pecos League played their 2023 season at the Hangar.[4] The Hangar is planned to be reconfigured into a soccer-specific stadium for USL League One's AV Alta FC from 2025 onward.[5]

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  3. ^ "Design-Bid-Build". Pinner Construction Company. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  4. ^ "The Lancaster Sound Breakers are one and done in the Hangar". Pecos League. September 1, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  5. ^ Baxter, Kevin (May 16, 2024). "New USL League One team in Antelope Valley builds on buzz with crest, name reveal party". The Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 16, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024. USL Antelope Valley will play its home games at Lancaster Municipal Stadium, a 5,300-seat baseball park Smelzer and the city of Lancaster are spending $11 million to renovate for soccer.