NASA Crows Landing Airport
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NASA Crows Landing Airport is a private use airport
that is owned by the NASA Ames Research Center
, 1 nautical miles (1.9 km) northeast of the central business district
of Crows Landing
, in Stanislaus County, California
. The airfield was formerly named Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Crows Landing or NALF Crows Landing when operated by the U.S. Navy. As of January 2011 Airport-data.com reports this airport status as Closed Permanently.
s with concrete
surfaces: 12/30 is 6975 by, and 17/35 is 7950 by.
, is awaiting a demolition into a Northern California division for film studio Mare Island. This will create new jobs, as told by United States President Barack Obama
about his "jobs plan."
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
that is owned by the NASA Ames Research Center
NASA Ames Research Center
The Ames Research Center , is one of the United States of America's National Aeronautics and Space Administration 10 major field centers.The centre is located in Moffett Field in California's Silicon Valley, near the high-tech companies, entrepreneurial ventures, universities, and other...
, 1 nautical miles (1.9 km) northeast of the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Crows Landing
Crows Landing, California
Crows Landing is a census-designated place in Stanislaus County, California. Crows Landing is about southeast of Patterson. It also gives its name to a brand of wine produced in the area. Crows Landing sits at an elevation of...
, in Stanislaus County, California
Stanislaus County, California
Stanislaus County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. As the price of housing has increased in the San Francisco Bay Area, many people who work in the southern reaches of the Bay Area have opted for the longer commute and moved to Stanislaus County for the...
. The airfield was formerly named Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Crows Landing or NALF Crows Landing when operated by the U.S. Navy. As of January 2011 Airport-data.com reports this airport status as Closed Permanently.
Facilities
The airport has two runwayRunway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
s with concrete
Concrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
surfaces: 12/30 is 6975 by, and 17/35 is 7950 by.
Mare Island Studios Takes Over
NASA Crows Landing Airport, according to a report on KCRA-TVKCRA-TV
KCRA-TV, channel 3, is a television station in Sacramento, California, United States. KCRA-TV is owned by Hearst Television, a subsidiary of the Hearst Corporation, and is an affiliate of the NBC television network...
, is awaiting a demolition into a Northern California division for film studio Mare Island. This will create new jobs, as told by United States President Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
about his "jobs plan."
External links
- Aerial photo from USGS The National Map