Tehachapi Municipal Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Tehachapi Municipal Airport
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IATA = TSP
ICAO = KTSP
FAA = TSP
type = Public
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operator = City of Tehachapi
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location = Tehachapi, California
elevation-f = 4,001
elevation-m = 1,219.5
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website = http://www.tehachapicityhall.com/index.asp?nid=26
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r1-number = 11/29
r1-length-f = 4,031
r1-length-m = 1,229
r1-surface = Asphalt
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Tehachapi Municipal Airport Airport codes|TSP|KTSP|TSP is a public airport located in Tehachapi, serving Kern County, California, USA. This general aviation airport covers convert|264|acre|ha|0|lk=on and has one runway. [cite web
title = Airport
publisher = City of Tehachapi
url = http://www.tehachapicityhall.com/index.asp?nid=26
accessdate = 2008-08-17 ]

The airport was established in 1929 originally to support an air mail route between Tehachapi and Bakersfield. In 1952 after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake isolated Tehachapi from access by roads or rail, the airport served as the destination for an emergency relief airlift for several weeks. There are currently hangars and an industrial park on the south side of the airport. The city plans to begin an expansion of the airport to include a taxiway and hangars on the north side in 2009. [cite web
title = Tehachapi Municipal Airport - Positive Growth
publisher = California Pilots Association
date = 2007-02-13
url = http://www.calpilots.org/html/article.php?sid=1676
accessdate = 2008-08-17 ]

References

See also

* Mountain Valley Airport, privately-owned gliderport also located in Tehachapi

External links

* [http://sq46.cawg.cap.gov/ Tehachapi Composite Squadron 46] , Civil Air Patrol
* [http://160knots.com/tehachapi.htm Flying into Tehachapi] by Frank Holbert
*airport-related articles in the Tehachapi News
** [http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/ViewPost/44782 "Tehachapi Airport becomes strong economic asset"]
** [http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/ViewPost/66582 "New 'light sport' aircraft designed in Tehachapi"]
** [http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/ViewPost/52487 "Tehachapi Airport is a Growing Force in our community"]
*FAA-airport|ID=TSP|use=PU|own=PU|site=02341.*A