University Airport

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University Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner University of California
LocationUnincorporated Yolo County near Davis, California
Elevation  AMSL 69 ft / 21 m
Coordinates 38°31′53″N121°47′11″W / 38.53139°N 121.78639°W / 38.53139; -121.78639
Website University Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
17/353,176968 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations24,475
Source: FAA [1] and airport web site [2]

University Airport( ICAO : KEDU, FAA LID : EDU, formerly 0O5) is a public-use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) west of the central business district of Davis, a city in Yolo County, California, United States. It is owned by the University of California [1] and operated by Transportation Services of the University of California, Davis. Of the ten campuses in the UC system, Davis is the only one with its own airport. [3] [4] It was the first university airport in the United States. [4]

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Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned EDU by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA. [5]

The airport opened in 1946 and was acquired by the University of California four years later, as part of an acquisition of the adjacent Straloch Farm. [4] [6] 100LL fuel and transient aircraft tiedowns are available. Two fixed base operators are located on the field: the Cal Aggie Flying Farmers flight school and Davis Air Repair. [7]

The airport is used today by UC Davis students, faculty, and staff to travel to locations around California. [6] The airport is also used to bring sick animals to UC Davis for treatment at the veterinary school. [6]

Facilities and aircraft

University Airport covers an area of 95 acres (38  ha ) and contains one asphalt paved runway designated 17/35 which measures 3,176 x 50 ft (968 x 15 m). For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2010, the airport had 24,475 aircraft operations, an average of 67 per day: 90% general aviation, 10% air taxi and <1% military. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 FAA Airport Form 5010 for EDU PDF , effective 2010-06-30
  2. ↑ University Airport, official site by University of California, Davis
  3. ↑ University Airport - General Information
  4. 1 2 3 Dingemans, Dennis; Scheuring, Ann Foley (2013). University of California, Davis. Charleston: Arcadia. p. 54. ISBN   9780738596990.
  5. ↑ Great Circle Mapper: KEDU - Davis, California (University Airport)
  6. 1 2 3 Robertson, Kathy (April 21, 2002). "Yolo pilots alarmed" . Sacramento Business Journal.
  7. ↑ University Airport - General Information


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