Fresno Chandler Executive Airport
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Fresno Chandler Executive Airport (IATA: FCH, ICAO: KFCH, FAA LID: FCH) is a public use airport 1.5 miles (2.4 km; 1.3 nmi) west of the central business district of Fresno, California, United States. It is owned by the City of Fresno and managed by the city’s Airports Division.[2]
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | City of Fresno | ||||||||||
Operator | City of Fresno Airports Division | ||||||||||
Serves | Fresno, California | ||||||||||
Opened | November 1929 (1929-11) | ||||||||||
Passenger services ceased | 1948 (1948) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 279 ft / 85 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°43′56″N 119°49′13″W | ||||||||||
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Chandler Airport opened in November 1929 and served as Fresno’s primary airport for civil and commercial aviation until 1948.
Today, Chandler is mostly used by general aviation aircraft and is a designated as a reliever airport for the larger Fresno Yosemite International Airport, located 6.5 miles (10.5 km; 5.6 nmi) northeast which is served by commercial airlines.
Sierra Sky Park Airport, a privately owned airport open to the public, that also serves general aviation aircraft, is located 8 miles (13 km; 7.0 nmi) north.