Zamperini Field

Zamperini Field
Lomita Landing Strip
31 May 1994 USGS photo
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Torrance
LocationTorrance, California
Elevation AMSL103 ft / 31 m
Coordinates33°48′12″N 118°20′23″W / 33.80333°N 118.33972°W / 33.80333; -118.33972
Website[1]
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KTOA is located in California
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KTOA is located in the United States
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11L/29R 5,000 1,524 Asphalt/concrete
11R/29L 3,000 914 Asphalt/concrete
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
HI 110 34 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Aircraft operations119,034
Based aircraft276
Uncataloged first day cover for the dedication of Zamperini Field, Torrance, CA. By Harry Burton Lewis, Public Relations / Operations Manager of Allied's Airports, Inc. and Ex. Sec. of Torrance Chamber of Commerce.
FAA diagram

Zamperini Field (IATA: TOA, ICAO: KTOA, FAA LID: TOA) is a public airport three miles (5 km) southwest of downtown Torrance, in Los Angeles County, California, United States.[1]

The airport is classified by the FAA as a Regional Reliever[2] and was once known as Torrance Municipal Airport; it was renamed for local sports and war hero Louis Zamperini on December 7, 1946, the fifth anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack.

  1. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for TOA PDF, effective 2023-10-05
  2. ^ "2015–2019 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 7.89 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. January 20, 2015.