# Avenal Gliderport (CA69)

**Avenal Gliderport** (FAA: CA69) is a small airport in Avenal, California, United States. It opened in Oct 1946. It has one runway, 2,770 ft (844 m) long, dirt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ca69

## At a glance

- FAA: CA69
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Avenal, California, United States
- Opened: Oct 1946
- Elevation: 782 ft / 238 m
- Coordinates: 36.0030, -120.1422
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,770 ft / 844 m
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Website: https://www.soaravenal.com/
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49744978
- Weather station: KNLC · WMO 74702
- Ident: CA69

## Timeline

- Oct 1946: Avenal Gliderport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 2,770 ft / 844 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Dirt |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,770 ft / 844 m | =18,114 of 29,858 | =7,720 in North America | =6,549 in US |
| Elevation | 782 ft / 238 m | =21,773 of 43,403 | =10,245 in North America | =8,436 in US |
| Age | Opened 1946 | =2,744 of 15,079 | =1,680 in North America | =1,626 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/ca69/data