Swansboro Country Airport

Swansboro Country Airport (ICAO: 01CL, FAA LID: 01CL) is four air miles (6 km) northeast of Placerville, in El Dorado County, California. It is owned by the Swansboro Country Property Owners Association.[1]

Swansboro Country Property Owners Association Airport
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OwnerSwansboro Country Property Owners Assoc.
LocationPlacerville, California
Elevation AMSL2,594 ft / 791 m
Coordinates38°47′59″N 120°44′03″W
Map
01CL
Location
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 3,100 945 Asphalt
Statistics (1969)
Based aircraft25

Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but Swansboro is 01CL to the FAA and has no IATA code.

Facilities

Swansboro Country Airport covers 9 acres (3.6 ha) and has one asphalt runway, 9/27, which is 3,100 ft × 50 ft (945 m × 15 m).[1] The runways slopes downhill to the west. Night operations are prohibited, and is unattended.

The airport has 25 aircraft are based at the airport: 21 single engine, 3 multi-engine and 1 helicopter.[1]

History

Swansboro Country Airport was established in 1969 to transport real estate agents and their clients from the then-new Swansboro Country subdivision, the first rural subdivision in El Dorado County. The original airstrip, created by the US Forest Service, was expanded and is now privately owned, and use is restricted to property owners and their guests.

During the 2014 King Fire, the airfield was used as a staging area for fire trucks, crew trucks and heavy equipment.[2]

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for 01CL (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2015-10-15
  2. Hecht, Peter. "Swansboro residents told to evacuate as King fire spreads". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 31 October 2015.


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