# Ernst Field (86CL)

**Ernst Field** (FAA: 86CL) is a small airport in Hemet, California, United States. It opened in Nov 1970. It has one runway, 2,988 ft (911 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/86cl

## At a glance

- FAA: 86CL
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Hemet, California, United States
- Opened: Nov 1970
- Elevation: 2,850 ft / 869 m
- Coordinates: 33.5972, -116.8830
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,988 ft / 911 m
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q74833139
- Weather station: KHMT
- Ident: 86CL

## Timeline

- Nov 1970: Ernst Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 2,988 ft / 911 m | 35 ft / 11 m | Grass |  |  |

- 02/20 slopes 2.4%: threshold 02 at 2,759 ft / 841 m, threshold 20 at 2,832 ft / 863 m.

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,988 ft / 911 m | =16,550 of 29,858 | =7,115 in North America | =6,022 in US |
| Elevation | 2,850 ft / 869 m | =5,882 of 43,403 | =2,890 in North America | =2,226 in US |
| Age | Opened 1970 | =6,186 of 15,079 | =4,428 in North America | =4,338 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/86cl/data