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Cable Airport
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| Cable Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: CCB - ICAO: KCCB - FAA: CCB | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Cable Land Co | ||
| Serves | Upland, California | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,444 ft (440.1 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 6/24 | 3,864 | 1,178 | Asphalt |
Cable Airport (IATA: CCB, ICAO: KCCB, FAA LID: CCB) is a non-towered, privately-owned general aviation airport in Upland, California. It handles an average of 252 operations per day.[1]
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Cable-Claremont Airport (as it was known until 1961) was founded in 1945 by Maude and Dewey Cable, who bought the land for $8,500.[2] The first runway, 1-19, built by Dewey Cable himself, was 1,500 feet long. It ran north-south, perpendicular to the prevailing winds, and had a steep gradient. The main runway, 6-24, was completed six months later. Unlike the first runway, it ran east-west (parallel to the wind, which is ideal), had a hard, flat surface, and by 1947 was 2,350 feet long and 150 feet wide.
Cable Airport is still owned by the Cable family. Based on number of aircraft based at the field (450), it ranks as the largest privately-owned airport in the world.[3]
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KCCB
- ASN Accident history for KCCB
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KCCB
- ^ Cable Airport at AirNav.com
- ^ Cable Airport History: In the Beginning
- ^ Cable Airport History: Cable Airport Today
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