Banning Municipal Airport

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Banning Municipal Airport is a city-owned airport a mile southeast of Banning, in Riverside County, California.

Facilities

The airport covers 141 acre 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. 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.

History

In 2024, the city of Banning started the process of closing the airport due to the airport being financially unviable

Incidents

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.

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