Chino Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | County of San Bernardino | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Chino, California | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 650 ft / 198 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°58′29″N 117°38′12″W / 33.97472°N 117.63667°W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | co.san-bernardino.ca.us | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Aircraft operations | 168,393 |
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| Based aircraft | 947 |
Chino Airport (IATA: CNO, ICAO: KCNO, FAA LID: CNO) is a county-owned airport about three miles southeast of Chino, in San Bernardino County, California. The Federal Aviation Administration's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007–2011 classified it as a reliever airport, due to its proximity to the LA/Ontario International Airport and the John Wayne Airport (in Orange County).
Cal-Aero Academy was an independent flying school at Chino Airport when World War II started. The U.S. 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 it can be seen on several buildings.
After the war, hundreds of combat aircraft were flown into Chino for disposal. This agricultural area was employed as a vast parking lot for warplanes. Soon, the entire area was filled with everything from T-6s to B-24 Liberators. Most planes met an undignified end in portable smelters which were brought there to melt down the warplanes into aluminum ingots.
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