Abandoned & Little- Known Airfields: California: Southern San Diego area. Abandoned. & Little- Known Airfields: California- Southern San Diego area. Revised 6/3/1. 7. This. site covers airfields in all 5. Click. here for the site's main menu. Ted Jacquot, brother of Robert (Grande Vista. Airport), and Richard Hutton operated the 2,3. Mechanics. did minor repairs in a 1- plane hangar. The convenience that made the. Tijuana.”The. earliest depiction which has been located of Border Airport was on. Airway Chart,which. Border as a commercial/municipal airport. Border. Airport was presumably closed during WW2 (like most other small. USGS topo mapnor. San Diego Sectional Charts. After. the war, the field name changed to Borderland Airport & reopened. Bob & Alice Foster & Ted Diver (according. Chula Vista Star. Curtis Carroll). An. An. undated photo courtesy of Curtis Carroll) of “Some of the 1. Borderland Airport 4/2. Fullerton. The. early fliers arrives in time for breakfast at the Lazy- A Guest.
Borderland Airport (courtesy of Curtis. Borderland Airport (courtesy of Curtis. August 1. 94. 7 Flying Magazine listing (courtesy of Curtis. Carroll) warned pilots not to stray into Mexican air space or. The. listing mentioned a 1,9. The. last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of. Borderland Airportwas. 1850 Hidden Mesa Rd is a house in El Cajon, CA 92019. This 4,287 square foot house sits on a 0.99 acre lot and features 7 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms. Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: California - Southern San Diego area © 2002, © 2017 by Paul Freeman. Revised 6/3/17. This site covers airfields in all 50 states. In the prestigious Sweetwater Union/Chula Vista Elementary School District. Shop & tan at the Otay Ranch outdoor mall Bonita Plaza. Easy access to highways: 805, 125 & 5. Chula Vista (/ March 1. 94. 8 San Diego Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante). It. depicted Borderland as having a 1,9. Borderland. Airport was no longer depicted on the 1. USGS topo map. According. Curtis Carroll, there was no mention of Borderland Airport in. November 1. 95. 0. Borderland. Airport was still depicted on a 1. Curtis. it was presumably closed by that point. A. 1/2. 2/5. 5 USGS aerial photo of the site of Borderland Airport appeared. Borderland. Airport was no longer depicted on the 1. San Diego. Sectional Chart. A 2. 01. 6 aerial view showed no trace. Borderland Airport. The. site of Borderland Airport is located northwest. Beyer Boulevard & Iris Avenue. Thanks. to Curtis Carroll for pointing out this airfield,and. Steve Schoenherr of the South Bay Historical Society for providing. Sullivan. The March 1. San Diego USAF. Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy)depicted San Diego Airpark as. Curtis. Carroll reported, “The airport was closed in 1. Clair Burgener & Carlos Tavares; the length of. Mark’s Church. The. Air Park was quickly paved & extended. Clairemont Drive from the south. In. February 1. 95. Methodist Conference bought 3 acres of land that. The. March 1. 95. USDA aerial photo (courtesy of Frank. Moreland)showed. that the San Diego Airpark site had been graded & partially. An. early 1. 95. 3 aerial view looking north at the site of San Diego Airpark. St. Mark’s Church Archives, via Curtis Carroll). Curtis. observed, the photo “shows the airport’s former offices &. Mark’s Church.”A. Gousha San Diego Street Map (courtesy of Curtis Carroll) showed. San Diego Airpark covered with new residential streets. Curtis. observed, “The 2,7. Clairemont. Drive between Iroquois & Rappahannock Avenues. The. crosswind runway was generally aligned with Dakota Drive.”A. December 1. 95. 3 photo of the former San Diego Airpark cafe & tower. St. Mark’s Church Archives, via Curtis Carroll). St. Mark’s Church. Curtis. Carroll reported, “The first worship was held in the former. Trailing him on the ground was a mud- spattered. Chevrolet sedan, driven by his wife, Lydia, and carrying their. Leander, 7. Behind. The. family made camp in an unused corner of Lindbergh Field while Peik. He. found what he was looking for on the mud flats along the shore of. Mission Bay. The. Southeast corner of the Bay near the mouth of the San. Diego River, was undeveloped & littered with trash. Peik. cleared an 8. Christmas morning he & his family. Peik's. Airport was born.”The. Peik's Airport was a. Flying Bathtub” homebuilt aircraft. An. 1. 1/1. 7/3. 9 U. S. Navy aerial view looking southwest at Peik Airport. Brian Rehwinkel)depicted. Peik as having a single northwest/southeast unpaved runway, with a. Peik. Airport may have been closed at some point between 1. June 1. 94. 1 San Diego Sectional Chart. Chris Kennedy)nor. USGS topo map. Peik. Airport was evidently reopened at some point between 1. August 1. 94. 3 San Diego Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). Plez Nance & his. Leonard Coppertook. Arnold Peik & opened up a flight schoolcalled San Diego Flight Academyand. GI Bill. During. that time they tore down some Army barracksthat. Peik's home & the flight operations office. Soladad are visible in the. According. Diego Historical Society,by. Peik Airport featured a 2,6. An undated (1. 94. Pipers & Aeroncas in front of the Peik hangar. To further confuse matters, the. September 1. 94. 8 San Diego Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy)labeled the field with a different. Nance. Dick. Davy recalled, . Copper. operated the airport until about 1. A. 1. 95. 3 aerial view depicted Piek's as having a single unpaved. The 1. 95. 3 USGS topo map misspelled. Pike Airport”. It depicted the field as having an. A 1. 95. 3 street map (courtesy of. Kevin Walsh) depicted . Navy aerial view looking west at “Madson Airport”. Brian Rehwinkel). This. little general aviation airport was evidently established at some. The Airport Directory. Company's 1. 93. 7 Airport Directory (courtesy of Bob. Madson Airport which has been locatedwas. US Department of Commerce Airports & Landing Fields. Bulletin (courtesy of Scott Murdock). It. described Madson as a commercial airport, located one mile south of. National City, on the west side of Highway 1. The. field was said to be irregularly- shaped, containing 2 dirt runways,oriented. A. hangar roof was said to be marked with “Madson Flying Service”. Madson. Airport was listed in The Airport Directory Company's 1. Airport. Directory (according to Chris Kennedy). The. earliest depiction which has been located of this fieldwas. U. S. Navy aerial view (courtesy of Brian. Madson Airport” as having 2 unpaved runways: a. Two. small hangars were located on the northeast side,and. A. 1. 94. 1 aerial view looking west showed Madson Airport to have 2 hangars. Madson. Airport was still listed in The Airport Directory Company's 1. Airport Directory (according to Chris Kennedy). The. earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of. Madson Airportwas. August 1. 94. 3 San Diego Sectional Chart (according. Chris Kennedy). Madson. Airport was evidently closed at some point between 1. USGS topo map depicted the site of the airport as a blank. Madson. Airport was not depicted on the 1. San Diego Sectional Aeronautical. Chart (courtesy of John Voss). This. airport evidently reopened at some point between 1. National. City Airport,as. February 1. 94. 6 San Diego Sectional. Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). The. 1. 94. 8 San Diego Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris. Kennedy)described. National City Airport as having a 2,1. The 1. 95. 0 USGS topo map depicted. National City” as a commercial airfield. An. undated aerial view looking north at National City Airport from the. Air Photo Guide (courtesy of Kevin Walsh). The. guide depicted National City Airport as having a 2,2. Runway 9/2. 7, and listed the manager as M. C. Morgan. The. March 1. San Diego USAF Sectional Chart (courtesy of. Chris Kennedy)depicted. National City as having a 2,2. The. earliest photo that has been located of National City Airport was a. It. depicted the field as having a single northwest/southeast paved. A. dozen light aircraft were parked around a hangar on the northeast. The 1. 95. 3 USGS topo map (courtesy. Chris Kennedy) depicted National City Airportas consisting of a single 1,8. Several small buildings (hangars). A 1. 95. 3 street map (courtesy of. Kevin Walsh) depicted National City Airport as a square property. Aerodromes table on the 1. San Diego Sectional Aeronautical Chart. John Voss)described. National City Airport as having 2 runways, with the longest being a. John. Ailshire recalled, “In 1. I have a vague recollection of. I thought was National City on the west side of what was. US 1. 01. The. airplane I remember seeing was a 2 seater tandem, overhead wing.”Ray. Ganzer recalled, “I started flying from National City in 1. La Mesa Airport (January 1. La Pressa (June 1. Pilots Logbook. There. Fine of National City Airport from the east side. T- 6 Texan) around the Bar Aero hangar. E. J. Abernathy Avenue & Balboa Avenue. Navy pilot at Brown. Field in VU- 3, a drone squadron. He. took me to Border Field in. TDD drones from steam catapults just above the. Border NALF, as depicted on a 1. Chris Kennedy). According. Naval Aviation News”(courtesy. John Voss),in. 1. Border Field was turned over to the GSA, then the Naval. Electronics Lab for research. Border Field was still labeled. Navy aerial view. Brian Rehwinkel) looking east at Sweetwater Dam OLF. Brian observed, “It shows a. You can see the steep drop off. It gives you an idea of how hilly. These photos are a part of a. Navy took in May 1. OLFs in Sothern. California. I am presuming, but I don’t. Navy was still using these fields(or, at least still was in. OLF Sweetwater Dam').”A. USDA aerial photo of the Sweetwater Dam airfield (courtesy of. Brian Rehwinkel)depicted the field as having a. The field did not appear to have. Brian. observed, “You can see the landing areas (rectangular) painted. It. is interesting to see how undeveloped this area was in 1. At. some point between 1. Sweetwater airfield was apparently. San Diego Sectional Chart. Chris Kennedy). Note. I have my doubts. My. guess is that the family that owned the huge chunk of land east of. National Cityare. Spanish mansion at the west end of Paradise. Valley Road. Every. I. never knew the limits of their land but my Dad told me they would. Tony. described a DVD which described drag racing at the (Sweetwater). Paradise Mesa airfield: “One. Dad used) in order to. They. also had to pay her an annual fee of a dollar. I wonder how much she. Navy?”Sweetwater. Aerodromes tableon. San Diego Sectional Aeronautical Chart (courtesy.
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