 Around the District with Supervisor Hagman: Chino Airport
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Hello and welcome to the latest episode of Around the District, a video series that helps spotlight important project updates, upcoming district events, and other highlights around the Fourth District.
Today, we're at Chino Airport with the Director of Airports, James Jenkins to discuss some recent improvements around the airport. Chino is in the southwest region of San Bernardino County, central to Los Angeles and Orange Counties, Chino Airport (CNO) is the largest non-commercial airport within a 20-mile radius in the region, making it a leading general aviation airport of choice for independent pilots, students and trainers, and corporate users. Chino Airport has a rich legacy in the history of aviation in the United States.
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Originally known as "Cal-Aero Field", Chino Airport was home to the Cal-Aero Flight Academy, an independent flying school for military pilots in the early 1940s. Cal-Aero Flight Academy contracted with the Army Air Forces to be one of its flight training bases for World War II Army Air Cadets. At one time, the school numbered 700 cadets and 200 planes, including Stearmans, BT-13s, T-6s, and B-24s. Today, Chino Airport has transformed from a historic wartime training center into a burgeoning economic engine for the Southern California region. CNO is home to numerous aviation-related companies, including three full-service fixed base operations, maintenance, aircraft management, charters, full-service aircraft interior and refurbishment centers, flight training, restoration and more.
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