Camarillo Airport - Facilities and Aircraft

Facilities and Aircraft

Camarillo Airport covers an area of 650 acres (260 ha) and contains one runway (8/26) which measures 6,013 x 150 ft (1,833 x 46 m).

For 12-month period ending June 5, 2006, the airport had 153,360 aircraft operations, an average of 420 per day: 98% general aviation, 2% air taxi and <1% military. There are 600 aircraft based at this airport: 84% single engine, 8% multi engine, 5% ultralights, 3% jet aircraft and 1% helicopters. It is an FAA-towered facility and there are three Fixed Base Operators are headquartered at the airfield.

• The Camarillo Composite Squadron 61 of the California Wing of the Civil Air Patrol is based at this airfield. The CAP facilities are located near Sky Blue Air, at the east end of the airport.

• The Commemorative Air Force's Southern California Wing and its museum are located to the west of the Waypoint Cafe in two large hangars. Aircraft include the C-46 'China Doll', an F6F Hellcat, F8F Bearcat, P51 Mustang, Yak-3, Spitfire Mark XIV Supermarine, A6M Zero A6M3 type 22, two T-6 Texan, and a B-25J, many of which are in flying condition. Rides on P51 Mustang and T-6 Texan are available.

The Ventura County Fire and Sheriff's Departments each support large, separate facilities at opposite ends of the field to support new recruit and recurring refreshment training.