Former names | Lancaster Municipal Stadium (1996–2004) Clear Channel Stadium (2005–2012) |
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Location | 45116 Valley Central Way Lancaster, CA 93536 |
Coordinates | 34°42′10″N 118°10′23″W / 34.70278°N 118.17306°W |
Owner | City of Lancaster |
Operator | Clutch Play Baseball LLC. |
Capacity | 4,500 permanent stadium seats |
Field size | Left 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) |
Surface | 85,000 square feet (7,900 m2) of high-grade sports turf |
Construction | |
Broke ground | September 6, 1995[1] |
Opened | April 16, 1996 |
Construction cost | $14.5 million ($28.2 million in 2023 dollars[2]) |
Architect | Populous |
General contractor | Pinner Construction Company[3] |
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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]
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.