Ramona Airport

Ramona Airport (ICAO: KRNM, FAA LID: RNM, formerly L39) is a public airport two miles west of Ramona in San Diego County, California, United States.^[1] The airport is mostly used for general aviation.

Ramona Airport
FAA diagram, below: approach from the west
IATA: none ICAO: KRNM FAA LID: RNM
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	County of San Diego
Location	Ramona, San Diego County, California
Elevation AMSL	1,395 ft / 425 m
Coordinates	33°02′21″N 116°54′55″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 9/27 5,001 1,524 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface ft m H1 340 104 Asphalt/concrete
Statistics (2020)
Aircraft operations 144,979 Based aircraft 135
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) and the United States Forest Service (USFS) jointly operate a fire attack base. The airports hosts the Ramona Air Fair & Fly-In every year in October.

Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but Ramona Airport is RNM to the FAA and has no IATA code.^[2]

Facilities

Ramona Airport covers 342 acres (138 ha) and has one runway (9/27: 5,001 x 150 ft.) and one helipad (H1: 340 x 66 ft.).^[1]

In 2020 the airport had 144,979 aircraft operations, averaging 397 per day: 100% general aviation, and <1% military. 135 aircraft were then based at this airport: 119 single engine, 10 multi-engine, 1 jet, 3 helicopter, and 2 ultralight.^[1]

Classic Rotors Museum

Classic Rotors Museum, a flying aviation museum specializing in helicopters and other rotorcraft, is based at Ramona Airport.^[3][4][5][6] The museum bills itself as "the rare and vintage rotorcraft museum" and claims to be one of "three dedicated rotorcraft museums in the world".^[3]

Ramona Bombing Target and Emergency Landing Field

During World War II the airport was used by the US Navy as the 'Ramona Bombing Target and Emergency Landing Field. The site was 405 acres and opened on October 15, 1943. The site closed after the war and was turned over to San Diego County on February 26, 1947.^[7]