Banning Municipal Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Banning | ||||||||||
| Serves | Banning, California | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,222 ft / 677 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°55′21″N 116°51′02″W / 33.92250°N 116.85056°W | ||||||||||
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Banning Municipal Airport (IATA: BNG, ICAO: KBNG, FAA LID: BNG) is a city-owned airport a mile southeast of Banning, in Riverside County, California.[1]
Facilities
[edit]The airport covers 141 acres (57 ha) at an elevation of 2,222 feet (677 m). Its one runway, 8/26, is 4,955 by 100 feet (1,510 x 30 m) asphalt.[1]
In the year ending December 31, 2020, the airport had 5,495 general aviation operations, an average of 105 per week. In December 2021, 16 aircraft were then based at the airport; 13 single-engine, 2 multi-engine, and 1 helicopter.[1]
History
[edit]In 2024, the city of Banning started the process of closing the airport due to the airport being financially unviable[2]
Incidents
[edit]On August 6, 2023, during the 2023 California wildfire season, two firefighting helicopters crashed into each other in Cabazon, California, near Banning Airport, having taken off from Hemet-Ryan Airport about fifteen minutes earlier.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for BNG PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective December 30, 2021.
- ^ Gazette, HECTOR N. HERNANDEZ, JR , Record (May 23, 2024). "Bill to close Banning airport passes Senate". Banning Record Gazette. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Wigglesworth, Alex (August 17, 2023). "Fire helicopter lacked collision-avoidance system before midair crash". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Aerial image as of 28 May 2002 from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for BNG
- AirNav airport information for BNG
- ASN accident history for BNG
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for BNG