California Private Jet Airport Guide
This guide organizes 118 distinct airport records across 105 named localities. Catalog examples include Sacramento International Airport (KSMF), Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field (NKX), and Hansen Airport (11CL).
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All other airports in California
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- View Beale Air Force Base (KBAB) airport pageBeale Air Force Base map preview
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Browse 107 more airports in California
- Bermuda Dunes AirportKUDD · Bermuda Dunes
- Bicycle Lake Army Air FieldKBYS · Fort Irwin/Barstow
- Big Bear City AirportRBF · Big Bear
- Blythe AirportKBLH · Blythe
- Borrego Valley AirportBXS · Borrego Springs
- Boswell Airport24CL · Corcoran
- Brown Field Municipal AirportKSDM · San Diego
- Buchanan FieldKCCR · Concord
- Cadiz AirstripCA90 · Cadiz
- California City Municipal AirportKL71 · California City
- California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County AirportKACV · Arcata/Eureka
- Camarillo International AirportKCMA · Camarillo
- Camp Pendleton MCAS (Munn Field) AirportKNFG · Oceanside
- Castle AirportKMER · Merced
- Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County AirportKSTS · Santa Rosa
- Chemehuevi Valley AirportK49X · Havasu Lake
- Chico Regional AirportKCIC · Chico
- China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) AirportKNID · China Lake
- Chino AirportKCNO · Chino
- Delano Municipal AirportKDLO · Delano
- Eastern Sierra Regional AirportKBIH · Bishop
- Edwards Af Aux North Base AirportK9L2 · Edwards
- Edwards Air Force BaseKEDW · Edwards
- El Centro NAF Airport (Vraciu Field)KNJK · El Centro
- Fall River Mills AirportKO89 · Fall River Mills
- French Valley AirportRBK · Murrieta
- Fresno Yosemite International AirportKFAT · Fresno
- General William J Fox AirfieldKWJF · Lancaster
- Gillespie FieldKSEE · San Diego/El Cajon
- Goldstone (GTS) Airport00CA · Barstow
- Gray Butte Field04CA · Palmdale
- Half Moon Bay AirportKHAF · Half Moon Bay
- Hanford Municipal AirportKHJO · Hanford
- Hansen Airport11CL · Adelanto
- Hayward Executive AirportKHWD · Hayward
- Hollister Municipal AirportKCVH · Hollister
- Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope AirportKBUR · Burbank
- Imperial County AirportKIPL · Imperial
- Inyokern AirportKIYK · Inyokern
- Jack Mc Namara Field AirportKCEC · Crescent City
- Jacqueline Cochran Regional AirportKTRM · Palm Springs
- Lake Tahoe AirportKTVL · South Lake Tahoe
- Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) AirportKNLC · Lemoore
- Lincoln Regional Karl Harder FieldKLHM · Lincoln
- Little River AirportKLLR · Little River
- Livermore Municipal AirportKLVK · Livermore
- Long Beach International AirportKLGB · Long Beach
- Longbell Ranch Airport2CL3 · Macdoel
- Los Alamitos Army Air FieldKSLI · Los Alamitos
- Madera Municipal AirportKMAE · Madera
- Mammoth Yosemite AirportKMMH · Mammoth Lakes
- March Air Reserve BaseKRIV · Riverside
- McClellan AirfieldKMCC · Sacramento
- Meadows FieldKBFL · Bakersfield
- Merced Regional Macready FieldKMCE · Merced
- Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher FieldKNKX · San Diego
- Modesto City Co-Harry Sham FieldKMOD · Modesto
- Moffett Federal AirfieldKNUQ · Mountain View
- Mojave Air & Space PortKMHV · Mojave
- Monterey Regional AirportKMRY · Monterey
- Napa County AirportKAPC · Napa
- Needles AirportKEED · Needles
- New Coalinga Municipal AirportCLG · Coalinga
- North Island Naval Air Station-Halsey FieldKNZY · San Diego
- Oakland San Francisco Bay AirportKOAK · Oakland
- Ontario International AirportKONT · Ontario
- Oroville Municipal AirportKOVE · Oroville
- Oxnard AirportKOXR · Oxnard
- Palm Springs International AirportKPSP · Palm Springs
- Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 AirportKPMD · Palmdale
- Paso Robles Municipal AirportKPRB · Paso Robles
- Perris Valley AirportKL65 · Perris
- Point Mugu Naval Air Station (Naval Base Ventura Co)KNTD · Point Mugu
- Porterville Municipal AirportKPTV · Porterville
- Ramona AirportKRNM · Ramona
- Red Bluff Municipal AirportKRBL · Red Bluff
- Redding Municipal AirportKRDD · Redding
- Riverside Municipal AirportKRAL · Riverside
- Rogers FieldKO05 · Chester
- Sacramento Executive AirportKSAC · Sacramento
- Sacramento International AirportKSMF · Sacramento
- Sacramento Mather AirportKMHR · Sacramento
- Salinas Municipal AirportKSNS · Salinas
- Salton Sea AirportKSAS · Salton City
- San Bernardino International AirportKSBD · San Bernardino
- San Clemente Island Naval Auxiliary Landing FieldKNUC · San Clemente Island
- San Diego International AirportKSAN · San Diego
- San Luis County Regional AirportKSBP · San Luis Obispo
- San Nicolas Island Nolf AirportKNSI · San Nicolas Island
- Santa Barbara Municipal AirportKSBA · Santa Barbara
- Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock FieldKSMX · Santa Maria
- Siskiyou County AirportKSIY · Montague
- Southern California Logistics AirportKVCV · Victorville
- Stockton Metropolitan AirportKSCK · Stockton
- Sun Hill Ranch AirportCA70 · Helendale
- Travis Air Force BaseKSUU · Fairfield
- Trona AirportTRH · Trona
- Truckee Tahoe AirportKTRK · Truckee
- Twentynine Palms AirportKTNP · Twentynine Palms
- Twentynine Palms Strategic Expeditionary Landing FieldKNXP · Twentynine Palms
- Vandenberg Space Force BaseKVBG · Lompoc
- Visalia Municipal AirportKVIS · Visalia
- Weed AirportKO46 · Weed
- Wonderful Pistachios & Almonds Airport2CN4 · Lost Hills
- Yolo County Davis Woodland Winters AirportKDWA · Davis/Woodland/Winters
- Yuba County AirportKMYV · Marysville
- Zamperini FieldKTOA · Torrance
Airport planning
How many airports does the California guide cover?
The directory covers 118 distinct airport records across 105 named localities. Catalog examples include Sacramento International Airport (KSMF), Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field (NKX), and Hansen Airport (11CL).
Which California airports should travelers compare?
The featured directory shortlist starts with Van Nuys Airport (KVNY), John Wayne Orange County International Airport (KSNA), Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (KSJC), Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX), and San Francisco International Airport (KSFO). Reported 2025 business-jet arrivals and departures are ordered highest first; airports without comparable counts remain unranked. Compare the actual ground destination, aircraft requirements, schedule, and current airport conditions before selecting a field.
What should be compared before choosing a California airport?
Review ground destination, aircraft and runway fit, airport access and restrictions, and trip-specific conditions for the requested itinerary. These factors are trip-specific and cannot be established from the directory entry alone.
Is the California airport information operationally current?
The guide's catalog coverage and editorial methodology were reviewed on 2026-08-29. Time-sensitive operational facts still require confirmation through the cited authorities, the airport, service providers, and the licensed direct air carrier.
Local planning context
California private jet charter planning can consider airports including Van Nuys (VNY), Santa Monica, Hawthorne, San Jose, Oakland, and Sacramento Executive. The appropriate departure field depends on the ground destination, requested schedule, selected aircraft, current airport restrictions, and operator availability.
Jet Partners can request operator proposals across suitable aircraft categories for California itineraries, including Bay Area, Los Angeles, Napa, Aspen, and Cabo travel. Aircraft, runway suitability, positioning, and final routing must be confirmed for the requested mission.
Airport records by locality
The table groups catalog records by locality. Counts are coverage facts, not rankings or suitability recommendations.
View airport counts and examples by locality
| Locality | Records | Airport examples |
|---|---|---|
| Sacramento | 4 | Sacramento International Airport (KSMF); McClellan Airfield (MCC); Sacramento Mather Airport (MHR) |
| San Diego | 4 | Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field (NKX); North Island Naval Air Station-Halsey Field (NZY); San Diego International Airport (SAN) |
| Adelanto | 2 | Hansen Airport (11CL); Adelanto Airport (52CL) |
| Edwards | 2 | Edwards Air Force Base (EDW); Edwards Af Aux North Base Airport (K9L2) |
| Merced | 2 | Castle Airport (KMER); Merced Regional Macready Field (MCE) |
| Palm Springs | 2 | Palm Springs International Airport (PSP); Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (TRM) |
Cities represented in this directory
Sacramento · San Diego · Adelanto · Edwards · Merced · Palm Springs · Palmdale · Riverside · Twentynine Palms · Apple Valley · Arcata/Eureka · Bakersfield · Barstow · Beale Air Force Base · Bermuda Dunes · Big Bear · Bishop · Blythe
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Sources and method
Review record
Sources and Method
Reviewed by Jet Partners, air charter broker and airport-guide publisher, on August 29, 2026. The review covers editorial methodology and catalog coverage, not live operating status.
- 1.Use the supplied airport catalog as the page inventory and remove duplicate identifiers before calculating coverage.
- 2.Describe only names, identifiers, and locations present in the catalog; do not infer services, runway suitability, customs availability, or operating hours from an airport name.
- 3.Present locality examples as comparison starting points. A separately disclosed featured-directory order may use public reference signals, but it is not a traffic or charter-activity ranking, an endorsement, or a claim that one field is best.
- 4.Use the applicable aviation authority or aeronautical information publication to verify time-sensitive facts before adding them to a guide.
- 5.Leave aircraft availability, price, routing, permits, and operational acceptance to a trip-specific proposal and the licensed direct air carrier.
Authority references
- Airport Data and Information Portal (ADIP)
FAA airport master records and facility data
- Digital Chart Supplement
Published U.S. airport and operational reference information
- OurAirports open data
Airport identity, coordinates, facility type, and runway reference data.
- NATA / FAA TFMSC / AvAdvisors
2025 business aviation jet arrivals plus departures. Published U.S. top 500; missing airports have unknown traffic. Airline, turboprop, and piston totals are not used for ranking.