Douthitt Strip

Douthitt Strip
USGS 2002 orthophoto
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: 23CN
Summary
Airport type	Private use
Owner	R. Douthitt Enterprises, Inc.
Serves	El Centro, California
Elevation AMSL	45 ft / 14 m
Coordinates	32°47′20″N 115°31′47″W
Map
23CN Location of airport in California
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 4/22 1,800 549 Dirt 8/26 1,400 427 Dirt
Statistics
Based aircraft 23
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Douthitt Strip (FAA LID: 23CN) is a privately owned, private use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) east of the central business district of El Centro, a city in Imperial County, California, United States.

History

It provided contract glider training to the United States Army Air Forces from 1942 to 1944. Training was provided by Aeronautical Training Center, Inc. It used primarily C-47 Skytrains and Waco CG-4 unpowered gliders. The mission of the school was to train glider pilot students in proficiency in operation of gliders in various types of towed and soaring flight, both day and night, and in servicing gliders in the field.

Facilities and aircraft

Douthitt Strip has two runways with dirt surfaces: 4/22 is 1,800 by 100 feet (549 x 30 m) and 8/26 is 1,400 by 100 feet (427 x 30 m). There are 23 aircraft based at this airport: 91% single-engine and 9% ultralight.

See also

• California World War II Army Airfields

Other sources

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
• Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas OCLC 71006954, 29991467
• Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites, History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC. OCLC 57007862, 1050653629

External links

• Aerial image as of May 2002 from USGS The National Map
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for 23CN
  • AirNav airport information for 23CN
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for 23CN