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Watsonville Airport
Old Watsonville NAAF Airfield of US Navy in 1944 with antisubmarine blimps from Moffett Field
LocationWatsonville, California
Coordinates36°52′01″N 121°46′23″W / 36.867°N 121.773°W / 36.867; -121.773
Area81 acres
Built1931 (closed 1946)
Watsonville Airport is located in California
Watsonville Airport
Location of Watsonville Airport in California

Watsonville Airport was an airport in Watsonville, California, United States. It was used during World War II for antisubmarine blimps in the defense of California. Opened in 1930 by Watsonville Airport Incorporated, it was the city's first airport. Watsonville Airport Incorporated sold five thousand shares of stock to purchase 85 acres of land southwest of the city. The airport was built at California State Route 1 and Salinas road in Monterey County. The airport has three 2,300 feet dirt runways in a triangle shape. In 1930, Watsonville Airport Incorporated's first president was Harlow Ford, and Claude Wilson was the first airport manager and flight instructor.

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