🇺🇸 McClellan Airfield

McClellan Airfield (KMCC/MCC) is a privately-owned, public-use general aviation airport located six miles northeast of downtown Sacramento, California,.

History and Features:

• Originally established in 1936 as Sacramento Air Depot, it was renamed McClellan Air Force Base in 1948,.
• It served as a significant economic engine and a major repair and overhaul facility for military aircraft during World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam War, and Operation Desert Shield/Storm.
• The base closed in 1995 as part of the Base Realignment and Closure process.
• Today, it is part of McClellan Park, a large economic development project, and is considered one of the most successful conversions of a former military base in the country.
• The Aerospace Museum of California is located less than two miles from the airport on the former base site.

Current Status:

• The airport is operational and open to the public.
• It operates as an uncontrolled airfield with no air traffic control tower,.
• McClellan Jet Services, a subsidiary of McClellan Business Park, provides full-service fixed-base operator (FBO) services, including ground handling and fueling (100LL, Jet A, Jet A+),,.
• The airport has one concrete paved runway (16/34) measuring 10,600 x 150 feet and four concrete helipads.
• Current tenants include CAL FIRE, Calstar, Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento, Dassault Falcon, United States Forest Service, PODS, and the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District.

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