The airport in Orange County, California is named after which famous film star?
"moved or bought second homes in the county. Actor John Wayne, who lived in Newport Beach, is the namesake for Orange County's John Wayne Airport. Others include Holocaust and World War II survivor, Christian author and lecturer Cornelia ten Boom. Orange County has also produced many homegrown celebrities, including golfer Tiger Woods, a number of professional ballplayers, including retired slugger Mark McGwire and pitcher Walter Johnson, WWE Wrestlers Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Samoa Joe, actors Kevin Costner and John Stamos, actor and radio personality R.J. Adams a.k.a. Bob Shannon, comedian/actors Steve Martin and Will Ferrell, actresses Michelle Pfeiffer and Diane"
"the sandbars and extended the jetties. In 1938, James Cagney, a famous Hollywood actor at the time, purchased Collins Island. The US Coast Guard used this island during World War II and Cagney eventually sold the island in 1948. Later in the 20th century, Newport Beach became the home of a number of famous celebrities. The most popular Newport Beach celebrity was John Wayne, also known as “the Duke”. Orange County later named its airport for Wayne. Other celebrities residing and/or keeping boats in Newport Beach included James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Shirley Temple, and Errol Flynn. Furthermore, ""Roy Rogers and"
"Jimmy Carter. He had attended Carter's inaugural ball ""as a member of the loyal opposition"", as he described it. In 1998, he was awarded the Naval Heritage Award by the US Navy Memorial Foundation for his support of the Navy and military during his film career. In 1999, the American Film Institute (AFI) named Wayne 13th among the Greatest Male Screen Legends of Classic Hollywood cinema. Various public locations are named in honor of Wayne, including the John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, where a nine-foot bronze statue of him stands at the entrance; the John Wayne Marina for"
"Roy Williams Airport Roy Williams Airport is a privately owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of Joshua Tree, in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The airport was named for Roy Williams, artist and entertainer for The Walt Disney Studios, best known as ""Big Roy"", the adult mouseketeer on ""The Mickey Mouse Club"". Williams was also a pilot and the father-in-law of airport owner Park Richardson. The Roy Williams Airport has been closed by the family of Park Richardson. Although difficult to see from the air, the paved runway has Xs"
"1979 to honor actor John Wayne, who lived in neighboring Newport Beach and died that year. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a ""primary commercial service"" airport since it has over 10,000 passenger boardings per year. Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 4,584,147 enplanements in calendar year 2014, an increase from 4,450,628 in 2013. John Wayne International Airport is the sole commercial airport in Orange County. General aviation operations outnumber commercial operations and several facilities at the airport serve the general aviation and corporate aviation community. The other general aviation airport in"
"Liberty International Airport, including Tom Burnett, Jeremy Glick, Todd Beamer, Mark Bingham, Lauren Grandcolas, Donald Greene, Nicole Miller, and Honor Elizabeth Wainio. Four al-Qaeda terrorists Ziad Jarrah, Saeed al-Ghamdi, Ahmed al-Haznawi and Ahmed al-Nami, also board the flight. The plane takes off, bound for San Francisco, California. In the air, the hijackers make their move; after a passenger is fatally stabbed and the ""bomb"" is revealed causing mass panic among passengers, the hijackers stab a flight attendant knocking her unconscious before wrestling their way into the cockpit and attack the pilots. Both pilots take actions to interfere with the hijackers,"
"Hollywood movie studio workers were killed. The victims were identified as Frank Clark, [""sic""], stunt pilot, and Mark Owens, 51, both of Los Angeles."" Clarke was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California. ""The propeller from Clarke's BT-13 is mounted in concrete in an area known as Dutch Flats, west of Lake Isabella in the Green Horn Mountains. Etched in the propeller are his name and Owen's."" Frank Clarke (pilot) Frank Clarke (29 December 1898 - 12 June 1948) was a Hollywood stunt pilot, actor, and military officer. His most prominent role was as Leutnant von Bruen (and"
"single-engine and 21% ultralight. Roy Williams Airport Roy Williams Airport is a privately owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of Joshua Tree, in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The airport was named for Roy Williams, artist and entertainer for The Walt Disney Studios, best known as ""Big Roy"", the adult mouseketeer on ""The Mickey Mouse Club"". Williams was also a pilot and the father-in-law of airport owner Park Richardson. The Roy Williams Airport has been closed by the family of Park Richardson. Although difficult to see from the air, the"
"and crashed in Rosamond Lake in the Mojave Desert about 45 miles (72 km) north of Los Angeles. When he was found, Welch was still in the ejection seat, critically injured. He was evacuated by helicopter, but was pronounced dead on arrival at the United States Air Force Plant 42 hospital. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. In the 1970 film ""Tora! Tora! Tora!"", Welch was portrayed by actor Rick Cooper. His decorations include: George Welch (pilot) George Welch (May 10, 1918 – October 12, 1954) was a World War II flying ace, a Medal of Honor nominee, and"
"Conejo Valley Airport Conejo Valley Airport, also known as Janss Airport, was an airport in Thousand Oaks, California. It had a 2,600 foot runway and was located adjacent to Thousand Oaks Boulevard. The airport opened in 1926, but was relocated in the early 1960s. The new airport, known as Rancho Conejo Airport, was established on the south side of State Highway 101. Various movies were filmed at Conejo Valley Airport, including ""The Paleface"" (1948), ""Riders of the Whistling Pines"" (1949), and ""Overland Stage Raiders"" (1938). Rancho Conejo Airport appeared in the film ""It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World"" (1963)."
"Conejo Valley Airport Conejo Valley Airport, also known as Janss Airport, was an airport in Thousand Oaks, California. It had a 2,600 foot runway and was located adjacent to Thousand Oaks Boulevard. The airport opened in 1926, but was relocated in the early 1960s. The new airport, known as Rancho Conejo Airport, was established on the south side of State Highway 101. Various movies were filmed at Conejo Valley Airport, including ""The Paleface"" (1948), ""Riders of the Whistling Pines"" (1949), and ""Overland Stage Raiders"" (1938). Rancho Conejo Airport appeared in the film ""It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World"" (1963)."
"War II, and is still in use today. Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport is 7 miles (11 km) northwest of downtown Santa Rosa, in Sonoma County, California. The airport is named after Charles M. Schulz, the famed cartoonist of the ""Peanuts"" comic strip, who lived in Santa Rosa for more than 30 years. The airport's logo features Snoopy in World War I flying ace attire atop his doghouse. In the 1930s Santa Rosa had a small municipal airfield owned by Richfield Oil Corporation next to the Redwood Highway about 6 miles southeast of the present"
"parking lot busing is provided by the airport at no charge. The Silicon Valley BART extension is planned to have its terminus at an expansion of the existing Santa Clara train station, where it will serve SJC. San Jose International Airport Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport is a city-owned public airport in San Jose, California, United States. It is named after San Jose native Norman Mineta, former Transportation Secretary in the Cabinet of George W. Bush and Commerce Secretary in the Cabinet of Bill Clinton. The name also recognizes Mineta's service as a councilman for, and mayor of,"
"it moved to nearby Ontario Airport, Ontario, California. In 1970, redevelopment of the airport at Ontario forced The Air Museum to move again. The non-flyable aircraft became part of the ""Movie World: Cars of the Stars and Planes of Fame Museum"" in Buena Park, California, near Knott's Berry Farm, while the flyable aircraft moved to Chino Airport, about 30 miles (48 km) away. This airport was formerly the home of Cal-Aero Academy, an Army Air Corps facility that trained more than 10,000 pilots before the end of World War II. When Movie World closed in 1973, the name ""Planes of"
"and crashed. The accident occurred ten miles south of Merkel, Texas in Mulberry Canyon, Texas. At the time of the accident, Cornelia Fort was one of the most accomplished pilots of the WASPs. The footstone of her grave is inscribed, ""Killed in the Service of Her Country."" Cornelia Fort was portrayed in the film ""Tora! Tora! Tora!"" by actress Jeff Donnell. The Cornelia Fort Airpark in East Nashville is named after her. Cornelia Fort Cornelia Clark Fort (February 5, 1919 – March 21, 1943) was a United States aviator who became famous for being part of two aviation-related events. The"
"Airport '77 Airport '77 is a 1977 American air disaster film and the third installment of the ""Airport"" franchise. The film stars a number of veteran actors including Jack Lemmon, James Stewart, Joseph Cotten, Olivia de Havilland, and Brenda Vaccaro as well as the return of George Kennedy from the two previous ""Airport"" films. It is directed by Jerry Jameson, produced by Jennings Lang and William Frye with a screenplay by Michael Scheff and David Spector. The plot concerns a private Boeing 747 packed with VIPs and priceless art that is hijacked before crashing into the ocean in the Bermuda"
"photos, awards, personal artifacts, a gift shop and an intimate 1930s era theatre in which his films are regularly shown. The Indiana County–Jimmy Stewart Airport was named in his honor. James Stewart James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908July 2, 1997) was an American actor and military officer who is among the most honored and popular stars in film history. With a career spanning 60 years, Stewart was a major Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract player who was known for his distinctive drawl and down-to-earth persona, which helped him often portray American middle-class men struggling in crisis. Many of the films in which he"
"Clover, Jenna Clover, and Juliana Clover What would eventually become Santa Monica Airport was originally named Clover Field in his honor. The field was dedicated to him in 1923 before a crowd of 50,000. Cloverfield Boulevard in Santa Monica recalls the airport's original name. Greayer's Oak Park, named for him, is located where West Avenue 38 dead-ends into North Figueroa Street in Los Angeles. A group of childhood friends planted an oak tree in his honor there in the early 1920s. On present-day maps the name is often incorrectly given as ""Greaver"". He and 19 other Los Angeles High School"
"the Boeing 757. (Some larger cargo aircraft fly from SNA, such as the FedEx A310/300.) Some gates are built to handle planes up to the size of a Boeing 767, which could operate with payload/fuel load restrictions. No wide-body passenger airliners have ever been scheduled at SNA. John Wayne Airport is from Orange County's main attraction – the Disneyland Resort. (Los Angeles International Airport is from Disneyland.) A statue of John Wayne, the airport's eponym, welcomes passengers in the arrivals area on the lower level. The first airstrip on the grounds was constructed in 1923, when Eddie Martin signed a"
"Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport is 7 miles (11 km) northwest of downtown Santa Rosa, in Sonoma County, California. The airport is named after Charles M. Schulz, the famed cartoonist of the ""Peanuts"" comic strip, who lived in Santa Rosa for more than 30 years. The airport's logo features Snoopy in World War I flying ace attire atop his doghouse. In the 1930s Santa Rosa had a small municipal airfield owned by Richfield Oil Corporation next to the Redwood Highway about 6 miles southeast of the present airport. Use of the 3,000-foot sod runway at"
"back De Niro, Stiller, Polo, Danner as well as Hoffman and Streisand. On July 18, 2005, a regularly scheduled American Airlines flight from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to San Juan, Puerto Rico had to be diverted back to Fort Lauderdale shortly after take-off due to a bomb threat. The pilot turned the airplane around approximately 40 minutes into the flight after a flight attendant found a crumpled napkin that read ""Bomb, bomb, bomb ... meet the parents,"" a clear reference to the scene in which Ben Stiller's character repeatedly shouts the word ""bomb"" while being detained by airport security. The"
"Walk of Fame at 6801 Hollywood Blvd. He was also awarded the 2008 Ambassador of Good Will Aviation Award by the National Transportation Safety Board Bar Association in Alexandria, Virginia, for his leadership in and promotion of general aviation. In 2009, Robertson was inducted into the International Air & Space Hall of Fame at the San Diego Air & Space Museum. Cliff Robertson Clifford Parker Robertson III (September 9, 1923 – September 10, 2011) was an American actor with a film and television career that spanned half a century. Robertson portrayed a young John F. Kennedy in the 1963 film"
"Brackett Field Brackett Field is a public airport located one mile (2 km) southwest of La Verne, in Los Angeles County, California, US. It was named after Dr. Frank Parkhurst Brackett (1865–1951). Brackett Field, named after Frank Parkhurst Brackett, one of the original professors at Pomona College who started working at the college in the late 1800s, has a long, celebrated history. In 1911, Calbraith Perry, “C.P.,” Rogers landed his Wright Flyer Biplane nicknamed the “Vin Fiz,” after the carbonated soda produced by the sponsor of the first across the United States flight, near what are now two parallel runways."
"Legion, and Enid passed a $50,000 bond, making it the first city in Oklahoma to use bonds to fund an airport. Enid's Airport was renamed Enid Woodring Municipal Airport on May 30, 1933 after Lieutenant Irvin A. (Bert) Woodring, born February 1, 1902 in Enid, Oklahoma. Irvin A. Woodring was one of the U.S. Army Air Corps' ""Three Musketeers of Aviation"" along with fellow pilots John J. Williams and William Lewers Cornelius. The group performed aerobatics at the National Air Races. J.J. Williams died in practice at Mines Field, Los Angeles on September 11, 1928. Charles Lindbergh, for whom the"
"and Waterbury-Oxford Airport (KOXC) near New York. Managed jet aircraft are based at general aviation airports across the U.S. Clay Lacy also operates full-service FBOs at Van Nuys Airport and Boeing Field. In 1968, Clay Lacy Aviation began operations as an on-demand jet charter operator at Van Nuys Airport in Los Angeles. At the time it was the only jet charter company west of the Mississippi. Early clients included Hollywood celebrities such as Danny Kaye, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Carol Channing, Kirk Douglas, and Cary Grant. Over the next decade, the company began to offer aircraft management"
"sales for 11 Western states at the Learjet distributorship California Airmotive Corporation. The same year, Lacy resigned from the California Air National Guard to focus on the new business venture and become one of the first pilots to earn a Learjet type rating. In October 1964, Lacy flew a Lear Model 23 from Wichita to Los Angeles to become the first corporate jet based at Van Nuys Airport. The Learjet’s popularity in the entertainment industry began with American singer, actor and Rat Pack leader Frank Sinatra who was an early aircraft buyer. 1965, Lacy and longtime friend and former California"
"San Jose International Airport Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport is a city-owned public airport in San Jose, California, United States. It is named after San Jose native Norman Mineta, former Transportation Secretary in the Cabinet of George W. Bush and Commerce Secretary in the Cabinet of Bill Clinton. The name also recognizes Mineta's service as a councilman for, and mayor of, San Jose. It is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection international port of entry. It is situated three miles northwest of Downtown San Jose near the intersections of U.S. Route 101, Interstate 880, and State Route 87."
"of its 20th anniversary, called Williams ""a warm guy, who liked kids, always had time for kids, and always helped us any way he could."" Williams also produced one-panel gag cartoons for ""The New Yorker"", ""Saturday Evening Post"", and other magazines. The historic Roy Williams Airport on Sunfair Road in Joshua Tree, California is named after Williams. In 2015, the airport site was proposed to be converted to a solar farm. Williams died in Burbank, California on November 7, 1976, aged 69. He is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles. He was posthumously"
"backups). Purwin served on the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Board of Trustees. On September 11, 2015, Purwin died in a plane crash in Colombia, South America, during the shooting of the film ""American Made"" starring Tom Cruise. Purwin was returning to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport in Medellín. According to an official, the normal duration of the flight was 10 minutes and it required a skilled pilot to clear the Andes and descend sharply into the steep valley around Medellín. In the crash, Colombian Carlos Berl was also killed, while American pilot Jimmy Lee Garland was seriously injured and rushed to"
"B. H. DeLay Beverly Homer DeLay (August 12, 1891 – July 4, 1923) was an American aviator, engineer and actor. DeLay was born in Alameda, California on August 12, 1891. He was educated at the Engineering School of the University of California and at the University of Heidelberg in Germany. DeLay first worked as a gold mine manager, then became a racecar driver, and later airport manager and owner, which evolved into performing for motion pictures. DeLay's early daredevil style was theatrically demonstrated in his high-speed race moves in the domed dance pavilion on Pickering Pleasure Pier in Ocean Park,"
"a favorite first class carrier for Hollywood movie stars and frequently featured them in their on board magazine, ""Western's World"". Marilyn Monroe and many other silver screen actors were frequent flyers and the airline capitalized on it. Western had a famous flyer out of Seattle: Captain ""Red"" Dodge. Red worked previously as a helicopter test pilot, and got involved with flying for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in his later years when he wasn't flying as captain on the DC-10. The movie ""Breakout"" starring Charles Bronson was based on his daring airlift of a CIA operative out of the courtyard"
"Greayer Clover Greayer ""Grubby"" Clover (April 1897 - August 30, 1918) was an American aviator in the First World War. He was the namesake for Clover Field, the original name of Santa Monica Airport in Santa Monica, California. He graduated from Los Angeles High School in 1915, winning the state interscholastic tennis cup as a senior. He attended Stanford University for a year, then transferred to Yale University. He left Yale in his sophomore year to join the American Field Service in Europe as an ambulance driver. He persuaded five classmates to join him in this venture. In France, he"
"members to purchase on 8mm and videotape. Airport '77 Airport '77 is a 1977 American air disaster film and the third installment of the ""Airport"" franchise. The film stars a number of veteran actors including Jack Lemmon, James Stewart, Joseph Cotten, Olivia de Havilland, and Brenda Vaccaro as well as the return of George Kennedy from the two previous ""Airport"" films. It is directed by Jerry Jameson, produced by Jennings Lang and William Frye with a screenplay by Michael Scheff and David Spector. The plot concerns a private Boeing 747 packed with VIPs and priceless art that is hijacked before"