Cable Airport(IATA: CCB, ICAO: KCCB, FAALID: CCB) is a non-towered public-use airport located two miles (3 km) northwest of the central business district of Upland, a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It is privately owned by the Cable Land Company.[1]
Cable-Claremont Airport (as it was known until 1961) was founded in 1945 by Maude and Dewey Cable, who bought the land for $8,500.[2] This is equivalent to $152,010in 2025.[3] The Cables divided the land, selling the northern portion for what the entire parcel had cost them. That parcel was developed into a quarry by Holliday Rock, which recently erected its national headquarters near the approach end of Runway 24.[4] The first runway, 1-19, built by Dewey Cable himself, was 1,500 feet (460 m) long. It ran north–south, perpendicular to the prevailing winds, and had a steep gradient. The main runway, 6-24, was completed six months later. Unlike the first runway, it ran east–west (parallel to the wind, which is ideal), had a hard, flat surface, and by 1947 was 2,350 feet (720 m) long and 150 feet (46 m) wide.
Cable Commuter Airlines was a commuter air carrier operating de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin OtterSTOL capable turboprop aircraft that was initially based at the airport. In 1968, Cable Commuter Airlines was operating a hub at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) with flights to such southern California destinations as Burbank, Colton, Inyokern, Ontario, Oxnard, Palmdale, Palm Springs, Santa Ana (Orange County Airport), Santa Barbara and Santa Maria as well as to Lake Havasu City in Arizona.[5] Cable Commuter was acquired by Golden West Airlines, another southern California based commuter air carrier.
KCCB is a Class G (untowered) airport. Runway 1-19 is no longer in existence. In its place are some hangars, a fuel island, and a covered, lighted wash rack. Runway 6-24, now lengthened to 3,865 feet (1,178 m), has been resurfaced and is mostly flat, with some undulations on the east half.
ターミナルビルには、FBO(飛行学校およびレンタル)、航空機修理工場、マニアック・マイクス・レストラン、そして毎年1月に開催されるケーブル・エアショー[ 6 ]の際に航空機を誘導するために使用される管制塔があります。(ケーブル空港は管制されていない空港であるため、管制塔は通常、それ以外の時期には使用されません。)
この空港は、民間航空パトロール隊25の本拠地でもある。ケーブル空港は現在もケーブル家が所有している。この空港に駐機している航空機の数(450機)に基づくと、世界最大の私有空港となる。[ 7 ]
ケーブル空港は95エーカー(38ヘクタール)の面積を占め、 3,864フィート× 75フィート(1,178メートル× 23メートル)の滑走路(6/24) 1本と、それぞれ65フィート× 65フィート(20メートル× 20メートル)のヘリポート2基を備えています。[ 1 ]
2016年8月31日までの12か月間で、この空港では一般航空機の運航が92,189回行われ、1日平均252回でした。この空港には227機の航空機が常駐しており、その内訳は単発機が94%、多発機が1%未満、ヘリコプターが1%未満、グライダーが1%未満、超軽量機が1%未満でした。[ 1 ]