Banning Municipal Airport

Banning Municipal Airport
Banning Municipal Airport
	IATA: BNG; ICAO: KBNG; FAA LID: BNG;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Banning
Serves	Banning, California
Elevation AMSL	2,222 ft / 677 m
Coordinates	33°55′21″N116°51′02″W / 33.92250°N 116.85056°W
Runways
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2020)
Aircraft operations (2020)	5,495
Based aircraft (2021)	16
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Last updated May 31, 2025

Banning Municipal Airport( IATA : BNG, ICAO : KBNG, FAA LID : BNG) is a city-owned airport a mile southeast of Banning, in Riverside County, California.^[1]

Facilities

The airport covers 141 acres (57 ha) 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.^[1]

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.^[1]

History

In 2024, the city of Banning started the process of closing the airport due to the airport being financially unviable^[2]

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.^[3]

References

1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for BNG PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. effective December 30, 2021.
↑ Gazette, HECTOR N. HERNANDEZ, JR , Record (May 23, 2024). "Bill to close Banning airport passes Senate". Banning Record Gazette. Retrieved July 29, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
↑ Wigglesworth, Alex (August 17, 2023). "Fire helicopter lacked collision-avoidance system before midair crash". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 18, 2023.

External links

Aerial image as of 28 May 2002 from USGS The National Map
Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for BNG
- AirNav airport information for BNG
- ASN accident history for BNG
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for BNG

33°55′21″N116°51′02″W / 33.9225°N 116.850556°W / 33.9225; -116.850556

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[FAA-1] 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for BNG PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. effective December 30, 2021.

[2] Gazette, HECTOR N. HERNANDEZ, JR , Record (May 23, 2024). "Bill to close Banning airport passes Senate". Banning Record Gazette. Retrieved July 29, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[3] Wigglesworth, Alex (August 17, 2023). "Fire helicopter lacked collision-avoidance system before midair crash". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 18, 2023.

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