Gilbreath Bros Duck Club Airport

Wasco, US πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Closed Airport

ICAO

US-11150

IATA

-

Elevation

220 ft

Region

US-CA

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Airport Information

GPS Code: Not available

Local Code: Not available

Location: 35.677086Β° N, -119.582131Β° E

Continent: NA

Type: Closed Airport

Keywords: CA64 US-CA64

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Airport Information

Airport Closure Information

Last updated: Jul 27, 2025
Closure Date

Approximately between 2002 and 2004. Analysis of historical satellite imagery shows a clear, unpaved runway visible in 2002, but by 2004 the land had been graded and prepared for agriculture, with the runway completely obliterated.

Reason for Closure

Economic reasons and change of land use. The site was converted from a private airstrip into a commercial agricultural orchard. This is a common fate for small, private airfields in California's Central Valley, where the value of land for farming, particularly for permanent crops like almonds or pistachios, exceeds its value as a recreational airstrip.

Current Status

The site is currently a mature agricultural orchard. All traces of the former runway and any associated airport facilities have been completely removed. The land is actively farmed, and there is no physical evidence remaining to indicate it was once an airport.

Historical Significance

The Gilbreath Bros Duck Club Airport was a small, private-use airfield. Its sole purpose was to serve the members and guests of the adjacent duck hunting club. Operations were limited to light, single-engine general aviation aircraft (e.g., Cessna, Piper) used to fly in for recreational hunting. The airport featured a single, unpaved north-south runway approximately 2,200 feet in length. It had no significant infrastructure like a control tower, hangars, or fueling services, and it held no commercial or public significance. The identifier 'US-11150' is a non-official code used by some data aggregators and not a formal ICAO assignment.

Reopening Prospects

There are zero known plans or prospects for reopening the airport. The conversion of the land to a high-value, permanent agricultural crop makes reopening logistically and economically infeasible. The land would have to be purchased, the mature orchard cleared, and a new runway constructed, for which there is no apparent demand.

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Wrong ID? Posted by ptomblin on January 14, 2009

The FAA uses CA64 elsewhere.