🇺🇸 Paso Robles Municipal Airport

Paso Robles Municipal Airport (KPRB/PRB) is a public-use municipal airport located approximately four miles northeast of downtown Paso Robles, California,,.

Type of Facility and Operations:

• It is open to the public and does not have an air traffic control tower,.
• The airport serves a variety of users including the California Department of Forestry (CDF) Air Attack Base, which provides fire protection for three counties, and the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Air Operations Division for search, patrol, and enforcement services,.
• It also supports military, air charter, air ambulance, and corporate flights,.
• There is no scheduled airline service,.

Notable Features or History:

• Originally constructed in 1943 as Estrella Army Air Field, it was transferred to the City of Paso Robles in 1973,.
• The airport covers 1,300 acres and has two asphalt runways: 1/19 (6,008 ft x 150 ft) and 13/31 (4,701 ft x 100 ft), and one helipad (H1: 100 ft x 100 ft),.
• The surrounding area, known as Airport Road Industrial Park, hosts nearly 50 businesses, providing over 700 jobs,.
• In 2014, a C-17 Globemaster III landed at the airport, demonstrating its capability to support military transport to Camp Roberts.

Current Status:

• The airport is operational and owned and operated by the City of Paso Robles,.
• It has grown from 55 based aircraft in 1973 to almost 200 today.
• Fuel services (100LL, A) are available.

*Sources researched: prcity.com, nfdc.faa.gov, en.wikipedia.org, airnav.com*