Valle Airport
Encyclopedia
Valle Airport , is a public airport located 25 nm south of Valle, Arizona
. Valle is the second location of Planes of Fame Air Museum
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collection had grown so greatly an additional facility was needed. 40 of the museums 150 aircraft are kept in Valle, many of which are flyable.
of 5,999 feet (1,828 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
: 1/19 is 4,199 by 45 feet (1,280 x 14 m) with an asphalt
surface.
For the 12-month period ending April 20, 2009, the airport had 6,500 general aviation
aircraft operations, an average of 18 per day. At that time there were 6 aircraft based at this airport all single-engine
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Valle, Arizona
Valle is an unincorporated community in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. It lies at , at an altitude of 5,994 feet , at the junction of U.S. Route 180 and State Route 64. Its attractions include the Valle Airport , the Planes of Fame Air Museum, and Flintstones Bedrock City...
. Valle is the second location of Planes of Fame Air Museum
Planes of Fame
Planes of Fame Air Museum is an aviation museum located in Chino, California, and Valle, Arizona. The museum has many flying and static aircraft, along with multiple rare examples under restoration.-History:...
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Planes of Fame
The Valle branch of Planes of Fame opened in 1995 because the ChinoChino, California
Chino is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It is located in the western end of the Riverside-San Bernardino Area and it is easily accessible via the Chino Valley and Pomona freeways....
collection had grown so greatly an additional facility was needed. 40 of the museums 150 aircraft are kept in Valle, many of which are flyable.
Facilities and aircraft
Valle Airport covers an area of 330 acres (133.5 ha) at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 5,999 feet (1,828 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
Runway
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...
: 1/19 is 4,199 by 45 feet (1,280 x 14 m) with an asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
surface.
For the 12-month period ending April 20, 2009, the airport had 6,500 general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
aircraft operations, an average of 18 per day. At that time there were 6 aircraft based at this airport all single-engine
Aircraft engine
An aircraft engine is the component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power. Aircraft engines are almost always either lightweight piston engines or gas turbines...
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