Barstow-Daggett Airport

Barstow-Daggett Airport is a county-owned public airport in San Bernardino County, California. It is five miles (7 km) east of Daggett and 14 miles east of Barstow. Built in 1933, it is the oldest of the six airports operated by San Bernardino County.Facilities and aircraftBarstow-Daggett Airport covers 1,087acre at an elevation of 1,930 feet (588 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt runways: 8/26 is 6,402 by 150 feet (1,951 x 46 m) and 4/22 is 5,123 by 100 feet (1,561 x 30 m).In the year ended February 16, 2006, the airport had 36,500 aircraft operations, an average of 100 per day: 51% general aviation and 49% military. 59 aircraft were then based at this airport: 32% single-engine, 3% multi-engine, 1.7% jet, 2% helicopter, 2% ultralight and 59% military.HistoryJust prior to World War II, the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) selected the site as an important civil air field and negotiated a standard agreement (AP 4) with the county of San Bernardino to maintain the air field. Shortly thereafter, the site was chosen by the War Department as a Modification Center. As a result, the County acquired fee interest to the additional land necessary for War Department use. On 4 May 1942, the government entered into an agreement with the County to lease the 1,099 acre site (renewable annually but not beyond 30 June 1967).