General William J. Fox Airfield

General William J. Fox Airfield
IATA: WJF – ICAO: KWJF
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		County of Los Angeles
Location		Lancaster, California
Elevation AMSL		2,348 ft / 715.7 m
Coordinates		34°44′27.76″N 118°13′07.09″W / 34.7410444°N 118.2186361°W / 34.7410444; -118.2186361Coordinates: 34°44′27.76″N 118°13′07.09″W / 34.7410444°N 118.2186361°W / 34.7410444; -118.2186361
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
6/24	7,201	2,195	Asphalt

General William J. Fox Airfield (IATA: WJF, ICAO: KWJF), locally known as "Fox Field" is an airport located in Lancaster, California serving the Antelope Valley region of northern Los Angeles County. Although the airport is used primarily for general aviation, there are limited scheduled cargo operations, and the U.S. Forest Service maintains an airtanker base there, which becomes one of the principal hubs of firefighting efforts during fire season. An Antelope Valley Hospital helicopter is also based here.

Fox Field is also the home of the Milestones of Flight Aviation Museum.

On August 13, 2009, a Los Angeles Police Department helicopter, made a hard landing at the airfield during a training exercise.^[1][2]

Facilities

General William J. Fox Airfield Airport covers 1,217 acres (493 ha) and has one runway:

• Runway 6/24: 7,201 x 150 ft (2,195 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt

There is an average of 222 operations per day.^[3]

Air Taxi	GA Local	GA Transient	Military
4	111	106	1

There are 164 aircraft based here.^[3]

Single Engine	Multi Engine	Jet	Helicopter
143	14	4	3

References

1. ^ http://cbs2.com/local/LAPD.Chopper.lancaster.2.1127430.html
2. ^ http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=6963960
3. ^ ^{a b} "General Wm J Fox Airfield Airport Overview". http://flightaware.com/resources/airport/KWJF/summary. Retrieved 10 May 2010. 

External links

	Los Angeles portal
	Aviation portal

• FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective 20 October 2011
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KWJF
  • ASN accident history for WJF
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures for KWJF