Bob Hope Airport - Facilities and Aircraft

Facilities and Aircraft

Bob Hope Airport covers an area of 610 acres (247 ha) at an elevation of 778 feet (237 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with asphalt surfaces: 15/33 is 6,885 by 150 feet (2,099 x 46 m) and 8/26 is 5,802 by 150 feet (1,768 x 46 m). Commercial aircraft generally take off on Runway 15 due to prevailing winds from the south, and land in crosswind on Runway 8 since that is the only runway with ILS along with clear terrain and airspace for much of the approach. Airplanes approaching from the northeast will sometimes land visually on Runway 15 so as to save the extra distance from having to circle around for Runway 8. On occasions when wind direction shifts to being from western to northern directions, airliners will often make a visual left-base approach to Runway 33, with a sharp left turn close to the airport to square up for final.

For the 12-month period ending October 31, 2006, the airport had 130,849 aircraft operations, an average of 358 per day: 52% scheduled commercial, 31% general aviation, 16% air taxi and <1% military. There are 108 aircraft based at this airport: 47% jet, 28% single-engine, 19% multi-engine and 6% helicopter.

For the 12-month period ending November 30, 2011, the airport had 130,756 aircraft operations, an average of 358 per day: 45% scheduled commercial, 43% general aviation, 12% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 91 aircraft based at this airport: 55% jet, 25% single-engine, 17% multi-engine, and 3% helicopter.