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Chronological History of Cable Airport |
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1944 |
Original purchase of 80 acres |
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1945 |
Built the main terminal building and
the seven sided maintenance building |
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1946 |
Named the airport "Cable-Claremont" |
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1948 |
Purchased 40 acres
41 based aircraft |
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1949 |
Built first 20 T-hangars |
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1950 |
Built Runway 8-26 |
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1952 |
Built an additional 20 T-hangars |
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1953 |
Runway 1-19 expanded to 1,340
feet
Runway 6-24 expanded to 3,150 feet |
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1954 |
Rotating beacon and runway lights for
6-24 installed |
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1955 |
100 based aircraft (40 hangars) |
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1956 |
Purchased an additional 20 acres
Built 20 open hangars
120 based aircraft (60 hangars) |
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1957 |
Built two 40x60 open hangars |
| 1958 |
Built twenty open hangars
Built two 40x60 open hangars |
| 1959 |
Built two 40x60 open hangars
Built Sales and Maintenance building
Built 10 open hangars
Built four closed T-hangars |
| 1961 |
Built two 40x60 open hangars |
| 1962 |
Extended Runway 6-24 to 3, 540 feet |
| 1964 |
Built two 40x60 open hangars
Built Sales Lot
Built 20 open hangars
Built 10 closed hangars
Instrument approach approved
160 based aircraft (130 hangars) |
| 1966 |
Cable Airport annexed to the city of Upland |
| 1967 |
Built Instrument shop |
| 1968 |
Built Airport Office
Built Paint Shop
Built two 40x60 open hangars
Built 10 closed hangars
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| 1969 |
Built another building for paint shop
Built 20 closed hangars |
| 1971 |
Built 10 closed hangars |
| 1973 |
Runway 8-26 abandoned |
| 1974 |
Built two 40x60 open hangars
Extended runway 6-24 to 3,600 feet
255 based aircraft (176 hangars) |
| 1975 |
Built 20 closed hangars
274 based aircraft (196 hangars) |
| 1977 |
East Clear Zone Recorded
295 based aircraft (196 hangars) |
| 1978 |
Six closed twin-engine hangars enclosed
Built 10 closed hangars
VAPI installed on Runway 24
321 based aircraft (212 hangars)
1979 Built 10 closed hangars
350 based aircraft (222 hangars) |
| 1980 |
VASI approach lights installed by FAA on Runway 6
Lease signed for VASI on Runway 24 |
| 1981 |
Developed Master Plan for Cable Airport |
| 1982 |
Built nine box hangars on north side |
| 1984 |
Built 31 box hangars on north side |
| 1985 |
Repaved airport - Received $550,000
Government Grant |
| 1986 |
Built eight twin-engine
hangars on north side |
| 1987 |
Built aircraft parts building |
| 1988 |
Original T-hangars demolished to prepare for new hangar
construction |
| 1989 |
Built 69 T-hangars (replaced old demolished hangars)
Fenced, lighted, and paved parts of airport
Grant #2 built 2 helicopter pads at east
end
Closed north side of Aero Commander sheds
Added storm drain to north side of Aero Commander sheds |
| 1991 |
Grant #3 Taxiway and storm drain
improvements |
| 1992 |
Grant #4 Taxiway, Storm Drain and
water line improvements
Built 21 box hangars
Put lights on east end of helicopter pads |
| 1993 |
Grant #5 Installed storm drain
Installed new radio controlled runway lighting system
Sealed pavement for the entire airport
Added new stripping and runway signs
Built 2 helicopter pads at west end of airport
Added lights to one of the west end helicopter pads |
| 1994 |
Repainted most of the buildings and
roofs on the airport |
