# Flying M Airport (CA03)

**Flying M Airport** (FAA: CA03) is a small airport in Planada, California, United States. It opened in May 1975. It has one runway, 3,000 ft (914 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ca03

## At a glance

- FAA: CA03
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Planada, California, United States
- Opened: May 1975
- Elevation: 280 ft / 85 m
- Coordinates: 37.3617, -120.2845
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 ft / 914 m
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49746299
- Weather station: KMCE
- Ident: CA03

## Timeline

- May 1975: Flying M Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 3,000 ft / 914 m | 30 ft / 9 m | Asphalt |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,000 ft / 914 m | =15,843 of 29,858 | =6,443 in North America | =5,447 in US |
| Elevation | 280 ft / 85 m | =31,827 of 43,403 | =14,629 in North America | =12,319 in US |
| Age | Opened 1975 | =7,193 of 15,079 | =5,271 in North America | =5,177 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [34CN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/34cn.md) Bonanza Hills Airport · 13 mi / 21 km
- [MCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmce.md) Merced Regional Macready Field · 14 mi / 22 km
- [MER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmer.md) Castle Airport · 16 mi / 25 km
- [RMY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmpi.md) Mariposa Yosemite Airport · 17 mi / 27 km
- [2O6](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k2o6.md) Chowchilla Airport · 17 mi / 28 km
- [US-5871](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-5871.md) Agriland Airport · 20 mi / 33 km

## 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/ca03/data