Chino Airport (CNO/KCNO) (Chino, California)

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Cal Aero Academy was an independent flying school at Chino Airport when World War II started. The Army Air Forces contracted with the school to provide primary flight training for Army Air Cadets. During the war, Cal-Aero operated the training base with Stearmans and BT-13s. The name Cal Aero is preserved at the airport and can be seen on several buildings.

After the war, hundreds of former combat aircraft were flown into Chino for disposal. The agricultural area was employed as a vast parking lot for ex-military aircraft. Soon, the entire area was filled with a wide variety of planes - everything from T-6s to B-24s. Most planes would meet an undignified end in portable smelters which were brought in to convert the warplanes into aluminum ingots.

Chino Airport is also home to two aircraft museums and is recognized as one of the centers of aircraft restoration and preservation with several different companies that provide those services co-located on the airport property.

Chino Airport is classified a reliever airport due to its proximity to Ontario International Airport and John Wayne Airport.

Official Site - www.co.san-bernardino.ca.us/airports/#CHINO_AIRPORT
Planes of Fame - www.planesoffame.org/
Airport Information - www.flightcentral.net/airport/KCNO

www.globalair.com/airport/airport.aspx?aptcode=CNO
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chino_Airport
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Coordinates:   33°58'31"N   117°38'5"W

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  • The scene where the airplane crashed through the billboard in the movie It's a Mad,Mad,Mad,Mad World was filmed here.
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