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(Original) Palm Springs Municipal Airport (site) (Palm Springs, California)

USA / California / Palm Springs / Palm Springs, California
 invisible, draw only border, historical layer / disappeared object

The date of construction for the original Municipal Airport for the town of Palm Springs has not been determined.
The earliest depiction of the Palm Springs Airport which has been located was on the 1929 "Rand McNally Standard Map of CA With Air Trails".

It described the Palm Springs "Stevens Airport" as being operated by W. Seaton, and measuring 2,500' x 300' in size.

The 1944 US Army/Navy Directory of Airfields described the original Palm Springs Airport as having a 3,200' unpaved runway.

The original airport was abandoned as of May 23, 1946, according to a June 1946 Department of Commerce Airman's Guide.

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Coordinates:   33°49'23"N   116°32'6"W
This article was last modified 13 years ago