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BAN's World Gazetteer

Business aviation in California

Federal Aviation Administration - www.faa.gov

Based business air charter operators:
150

Based business aircraft available for charter:
901

Business air charter brokers:
69

Most prevalent charter types:

1Bell 40763
2Gulfstream GIV62
3Airbus Helicopters H125/AS35044
4Pilatus PC-1241
5Gulfstream G500/G55035
6Bell 206L LongRanger34
7Beechcraft King Air 30030
8Cessna Citation CJ325
9Global 6000/Express/XRS25
10Challenger 30025
11Citation 560XL23
12Cessna Caravan19
13Gulfstream G400/G45018
14Airbus Helicopters H13017
15Beechcraft King Air 20017
16Gulfstream GV17
17Airbus Helicopters H13517
18Citation X16
19Challenger 60415
20Bell 206B JetRanger14
21Citation 56014
22Cessna Citation CJ214
23Beechcraft King Air 9013
24Gulfstream G65012
25Hawker 750/800/90012
26Bell 21210
27Embraer Phenom 30010
28Citation Sovereign9
29Beechjet 4009
30Cessna 400 series8
31MDH 5008
32Gulfstream G200/Galaxy8
33Cessna CitationJet/CJ18
34Falcon 2000 EASy8
35Bell 204/2058
36Learjet 35/367
37Sikorsky S-767
38Embraer Legacy 600/6507
39Gulfstream G100 series/Astra7
40Citation 550/5517
41Embraer Phenom 1007
42Challenger 6017
43Falcon 20006
44Learjet 606
45Twin Commander6
46Partenavia P.685
47Learjet 405
48Falcon 9005
49Falcon 7X5
50Global 50005
51Gulfstream G2804
52Agusta A1094
53Boeing B-7374
54Bell 4294
55Airbus Helicopters H1454
56Global 75003
57Falcon 503
58Embraer ERJ-1353
59Learjet 553
60Cessna 300 series3
61Learjet 70/753
62Learjet 453
63Challenger 6053
64Beechcraft Premier3
65Citation Mustang3
66Nextant 400XT3
67Hawker 10002
68Gulfstream G300/G3502
69Gulfstream G500/G6002
70Bell 2142
71TBM700/850/9002
72Airbus Helicopters H1202
73Embraer Lineage 10002
74Citation Latitude2
75125-7002
76Robinson R662
77Hawker 40001
78Beechcraft 991
79Bell 4121
80Fairchild Dornier Envoy 31
81MDH 6001
82Piper twin piston1
83Learjet 24/251
84Embraer Legacy 5001
85IAI Westwind1
86Learjet 311
87Bell 505 Jet Ranger X1
88Fairchild Swearingen Metro/Merlin1
89Commander 500/6801
90Cirrus Vision1
91Beechcraft Twin Piston1
92Piper PA-46 Meridian/M-Class1
93Beechcraft King Air 1001
94Falcon 900EASy1
95Dornier Do3281
96Daher Kodiak1
97Boeing BBJ11
98Citation M21
99Epic E10001
100Pilatus PC-241
101Embraer Praetor 6001
102Cessna Citation CJ41
103Citation 500/5011
104Eclipse 500 series1

Major business aviation airports:

1Van Nuys76  business aviation companies active
2Santa Ana (John Wayne)38
3Carlsbad (McClellan-Palomar)31
4Long Beach (Daugherty Field)25
5San Jose International23
6Oakland International22
7Camarillo21
8Los Angeles International20
9Burbank (Bob Hope)20
10Chino19
11Hayward Executive17
12San Diego (Gillespie Field)15
13Ontario (LA/Ontario)15
14San Diego (Montgomery-Gibbs Executive)14
15Santa Rosa (Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County)13
16Sacramento (Mather)13
17Napa (Napa County)11
18San Bernardino International11
19Hawthorne (Jack Northrop Field)11
20Livermore11
21Sacramento (McClellan)11
22Sacramento Executive11
23Concord (Buchanan Field)11
24San Francisco International11
25San Diego International11
26Redding Municipal10
27Palo Alto10
28Bakersfield (Meadows Field)10
29Santa Barbara10
30Sacramento International10
31Palm Springs International10
32Fresno Yosemite10
33Oxnard9
34San Carlos8
35San Jose (Reid-Hillview)8
36Fresno (Chandler Executive)8
37Torrance (Zamperini Field)8
38Santa Monica8
39Palm Springs (Jacqueline Cochran)8
40San Diego (Brown Field)8
41Mountain View (Moffett Federal)7
42Monterey Regional7
43Palm Springs (Bermuda Dunes)6
44Victorville (S. California Logistics)6
45Modesto City County6
46Watsonville Municipal5
47Los Angeles (Whiteman)5
48La Verne (Brackett Field)5
49Half Moon Bay5
50Fullerton Municipal5
51San Luis Obispo (San Luis County Regional)5
52Stockton Metropolitan5
53Visalia Municipal4
54Salinas Municipal4
55Red Bluff Municipal4
56Grass Valley (Nevada County Air Park)4
57Davis/Woodland/Winters (Yolo County)4
58Chico Municipal4
59Upland (Cable)4
60Truckee (Truckee-Tahoe)4
61Ramona4
62Santa Maria (Allan Hancock Field)4
63Riverside Municipal4
64Murrieta/Temecula (French Valley)4
65Vacaville (Nut Tree)3
66Tulare (Mefford Field)3
67Redlands Municipal3
68Petaluma Municipal3
69Watts Woodland3
70Columbia3
71Mammoth Lakes (Mammoth Yosemite)3
72Merced Regional Macready Field3
73Needles3
74Blythe3
75Lodi3
76Paso Robles Municipal3
77Lancaster (General WM J Fox Airfield)2
78Twentynine Palms2
79Porterville Municipal2
80Oroville Municipal2
81Weed2
82Chester (Rogers Field)2
83Shafter Minter Field2
84Atwater (Castle)2
85Madera Municipal2
86Lompoc2
87Little River2
88Lincoln Regional Karl Harder Field2
89California City Municipal2
90Agua Dulce Airpark2
91Big Bear City2
92Borrego Springs (Borrego Valley)2
93Santa Ynez2
94Inyokern2
95Imperial County2
96Hemet-Ryan2
97Hanford Municipal2
98San Martin2
99Novato (Marin County Airport - Gnoss Field)2
100Delano Municipal2
101Crescent City (Jack Mc Namara Field)2
102Byron2
103New Coalinga Municipal2
104Banning Municipal2
105Bishop (Eastern Sierra Regional)2
106Avalon (Catalina)2
107Auburn Municipal2
108Apple Valley2
109Lakeport (Lampson Field)2
110Marysville (Yuba County)2
111Mojave2
112South Lake Tahoe (Lake Tahoe)2
113Calexico International2
114Arcata (California Redwood Coast)2
115Hollister Municipal1
116Montague (Siskiyou County)1
117Oakdale1
118Chiriaco Summit1
119Buttonwillow (Elk Hills-Buttonwillow)1
120King City (Mesa Del Rey)1
121Riverside (March Air Reserve Base)1
122Willows Glenn County0
123Lompoc Vandenberg Air Force Base0
124Ukiah Municipal0
125Tehachapi Municipal0
126Tracy Municipal0
127Ruth0
128Susanville Municipal0
129Fairfield Travis Air Force Base0
130Los Alamitos Army Air Field0
131Rancho Murieta0
132Riverside/Rubidoux/ Flabob0
133Placerville0
134Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 420
135Oceanside Municipal0
136Marina Municipal0
137Fall River Mills0
138Rio Vista Municipal0
139Trinity Center0
140Tulelake Municipal0
141Sierraville Dearwater0
142Jackson Westover Field Amador County0
143Cameron Park Cameron Airpark0
144Cloverdale Municipal0
145Cedarville0
146Bridgeport Bryant Field0
147Lonnie Pool Field Weaverville0
148Yuba City Sutter County0
149Woodlake0
150Orland (Haigh Field)0
151Reedley Municipal0
152Ells Field Willits Municipal0
153Lone Pine0
154Lee Vining0
155Lodi Kingdon Airpark0
156Garberville0
157Turlock Municipal0
158Covelo Round Valley0
159Colusa County0
160Beckwourth (Nervino)0
161San Diego North Island Naval Air Station-Halsey Field0
162Twentynine Palms (Self)0
163San Clemente Island Naval Auxiliary Landing Field0
164Point Mugu Naval Air Station (Naval Base Ventura Co)0
165San Nicolas Island Nolf0
166Naval Outlying Field Imperial Beach (Ream Field)0
167Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field)0
168San Diego Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field0
169El Centro Naf0
170China Lake Naws (Armitage Field)0
171Oceanside Camp Pendleton MCAS (Munn Field)0
172Mariposa Yosemite0
173Mendota William Robert Johnston Municipal0
174Markleeville Alpine County0
175Los Banos Municipal0
176Tehachapi (Mountain Valley)0
177New Cuyama0
178Lost Hills Kern County0
179Famoso Poso Kern County0
180Trona0
181Perris Valley0
182Desert Center0
183Bakersfield Municipal0
184Hesperia0
185Yucca Valley0
186Wasco Kern County0
187Taft Kern County0
188Death Valley National Park Stovepipe Wells0
189Death Valley National Park Furnace Creek0
190Kernville Kern Valley0
191Holtville0
192Rosamond Skypark0
193Herlong0
194Fortuna Rohnerville0
195Franklin Field0
196Hayfork0
197Firebaugh0
198Eureka Murray Field0
199Edwards Air Force Base0
200Davis University0
201Groveland Pine Mountain Lake0
202Barstow Daggett0
203Visalia Sequoia Field0
204Boonville0
205Corcoran0
206San Andreas Calaveras Co Maury Rasmussen Field0
207Compton Woodley0
208Calipatria Cliff Hatfield Memorial0
209Fort Irwin/Barstow Bicycle Lake Army Air Field0
210Brawley Municipal0
211Emigrant Gap Blue Canyon Nyack0
212Marysville (Beale Air Force Base)0
213Corona Municipal0
214Herlong (Amedee Army Air Field)0
215Alturas Municipal0
216Dorris Butte Valley0
217Fort Jones Scott Valley0
218Alturas California Pines0
219Edwards Af Aux North Base0
220Chemehuevi Valley0
221Gustine0
222Happy Camp0
223Independence0
224Chowchilla0
225Angwin Parrett Field0
226Quincy (Gansner Field)0
227Tracy New Jerusalem0
228Susanville (Spaulding)0
229Montague-Yreka Rohrer Field0
230Shelter Cove0
231Baker0
232El Monte0

Business aviation suppliers in California

Maintenance  96   •   Completions  6   •   Training  4

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The Donecle drone and AI technology support operations for inspecting the external structure of aircraft, including lightning strike inspections, general visual inspections (GVIs), regulatory inspections and paint checks.

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