Oxnard Airport – OXR Oxnard
Oxnard Airport is located less than a kilometer west of the downtown Oxnard, California, a part of Ventura County. It is also known as Ventura County Army Airfield. It is categorized as a primary commercial service airport by the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems from 2011 to 2015 but after the duration, the airport has been downgraded to a regional general aviation airport with enplanements from 10,000 to only 19.
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Oxnard Airport has a total land area of 93 hectares with one asphalt runway measuring 1,814 meters by 30 meters. Based on 2010 statistics from the Federal Aviation Administration, the airport handled 55,323 aircraft operations and 157 based aircraft. Its cargo is served by Ameriflight with a destination to Ontario. The airport was previously served by United Express and America West Express but all passenger flights ceased in 2010. It houses a one full service fixed base operator which handles aircraft maintenance, pilot supplies and aircraft charters. It has access through car rentals and shuttles going to the Los Angeles International Airport. The airport is near the cities of Santa Clarita, Topanga, Thousand Oaks and many others.
What to Do & Area Attractions
Residence Inn by Marriott Oxnard at River Ridge can be traveled seven minutes by car. Hampton Inn Channel Islands Harbor/Oxnard is an eco-certified hotel can be traveled eight minutes by car. Both offer a tennis court and a pool. The Palace Inn Oxnard can be traveled nine minutes by car. It is very near the famous beach in Oxnard, California.
The airport is 96 miles from Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) and 62.4 miles from Santa Monica Airport (SMO).
