Zamperini Field
Airport in Torrance, California, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Zamperini Field (IATA: TOA, ICAO: KTOA, FAA LID: TOA) is a public airport three miles (5 km) southwest of downtown Torrance, in Los Angeles County, California, United States.[1]
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | City of Torrance | ||||||||||||||
Location | Torrance, California | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 103 ft / 31 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°48′12″N 118°20′23″W | ||||||||||||||
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The airport is classified by the FAA as a Regional Reliever[2] and was once known as Torrance Municipal Airport; it was renamed for local sports and war hero Louis Zamperini on December 7, 1946, the fifth anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack.