Sonoma Skypark | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public-use | ||||||||||
| Owner | Sonoma Skypark, Inc. | ||||||||||
| Serves | Sonoma, California | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 29 ft / 9 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°15′27″N 122°26′03″W / 38.25750°N 122.43417°W | ||||||||||
| Website | SonomaSkypark.com | ||||||||||
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  0Q9 Location of airport in California | |||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration.[1] | |||||||||||
Sonoma Skypark[2] (FAA LID: 0Q9) is a public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southeast of the central business district of Sonoma, a city in Sonoma County, California, United States.[1][3] It is privately owned by Sonoma Skypark, Inc.[1]
The airport opened on January 3, 1965 in Vineburg, Sonoma, California. It is 28.9 nmi (53.5 km) north of San Francisco city center.
Open to public use for light aircraft, the airfield offers various services, such as computer-based and in-flight training and self-serve 100LL aviation fuel.
The hangars shelter many antique and classic aircraft, including a 1947 Luscombe 8E (Silvaire), a 1941 Interstate S-1A Cadet, a Briegleb BG 7 glider, and a 1946 Aeronca Champion.
The airfield hosts a monthly Young Eagles Program, launched by the EAA in 1992 to give young people (from 8 to 17) an opportunity to fly in a general aviation airplane.
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for 0Q9 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.
- ^ Sonoma Skypark, official site
- ^ "Sonoma Skypark". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 4, 2009.