Ontario International Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Ontario International Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Ontario International Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Ontario, California / Inland Empire, California | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Ontario, California | ||||||||||||||
| Hub for | UPS Airlines | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 944 ft / 288 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°03′22″N 117°36′04″W / 34.05611°N 117.60111°WCoordinates: 34°03′22″N 117°36′04″W / 34.05611°N 117.60111°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www |
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration
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| Aircraft operations | 88,074 (2,015) |
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| Passengers | 4,217,366 |
Ontario International Airport (IATA: ONT, ICAO: KONT, FAA LID: ONT) is a public airport two miles east of downtown Ontario, a city in San Bernardino County, California, US, located 23 miles (37 km) miles west of Downtown San Bernardino and about 38 miles (61 km) east of Downtown Los Angeles. It is currently owned and operated under a joint powers agreement with the city of Ontario and San Bernardino County. The year 2007 saw the peak in passenger traffic with 7.2 million passengers. More recently, in 2015, 4.2 million passengers used the airport, slightly higher than in 2014 with 4.1 million passengers.
In 2015 Southwest Airlines carried 59% of departing passengers.
In 1923 a landing field was established east of Central Avenue (3 miles (4.8 km) west of the current airport) on land leased from the Union Pacific Railroad. The airfield was named Latimer Field after an orange-packing company next to the airstrip. An airport was built there by one of the first flying clubs in southern California, the Friends of Ontario Airport. In 1929, the city of Ontario purchased 30 acres (12 ha), now in the southwest corner of the airport, for $12,000, and established the Ontario Municipal Airport.
In 1941 the city bought 470 acres (190 ha) around the airport and approved construction of new runways, which were completed by 1942, with funds from the Works Progress Administration. The 6,200-foot (1,900 m) east/west runway and the 4,700-foot (1,400 m) northeast/southwest runway cost $350,000. On 27 February 1942, an Army Air Corps plane made the first landing at the new airport. By 1943, the airport was an Army Air Corps Lockheed P-38 Lightning training base and North American P-51 Mustang operating base.
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