Banning Municipal Airport

Banning Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Banning
ServesBanning, California
Elevation AMSL2,222 ft / 677 m
Coordinates33°55′21″N 116°51′02″W / 33.92250°N 116.85056°W / 33.92250; -116.85056
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 4,955 1,510 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2020)5,495
Based aircraft (2021)16

Banning Municipal Airport (IATA: BNG, ICAO: KBNG, FAA LID: BNG) is a city-owned airport a mile southeast of Banning, in Riverside County, California.[1]

Facilities

The airport covers 141 acres (57 ha) at an elevation of 2,222 feet (677 m). Its one runway, 8/26, is 4,955 by 100 feet (1,510 x 30 m) asphalt.[1]

In the year ending December 31, 2020, the airport had 5,495 general aviation operations, an average of 105 per week. In December 2021, 16 aircraft were then based at the airport; 13 single-engine, 2 multi-engine, and 1 helicopter.[1]

History

In 2024, the city of Banning started the process of closing the airport due to the airport being financially unviable[2]

Incidents

On August 6, 2023, during the 2023 California wildfire season, two firefighting helicopters crashed into each other in Cabazon, California, near Banning Airport, having taken off from Hemet-Ryan Airport about fifteen minutes earlier.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for BNG PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective December 30, 2021.
  2. ^ Gazette, HECTOR N. HERNANDEZ, JR , Record (May 23, 2024). "Bill to close Banning airport passes Senate". Banning Record Gazette. Retrieved July 29, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Wigglesworth, Alex (August 17, 2023). "Fire helicopter lacked collision-avoidance system before midair crash". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 18, 2023.

33°55′21″N 116°51′02″W / 33.9225°N 116.850556°W / 33.9225; -116.850556