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  IATA VNY
  ICAO KVNY
  Type Public
  Run By Los Angeles World Airports
  Closest Town Van Nuys, California
  Distance 3 miles (5 km) NW
  Elevation Ft 802
  Elevation M 2444
  Coordinates 34&deg 12' 3530" N <br> 118&deg 29' 2390" W



  Runway Angle 16R/34L
  Runway Length F 8,001
  Runway Length M 2,439
  Runway Surface Asphalt


  Runway Angle 16L/34R
  Runway Length F 4,011
  Runway Length M 1,223
  Runway Surface Asphalt


Van Nuys Airport is a public Airport located in Van Nuys, California in the San Fernando Valley , within the Los Angeles city limits. No commercial airlines fly into this airport; it is used by private, chartered, and small commercial aircraft. It is owned and operated by Los Angeles World Airports .

Van Nuys Airport is the world's busiest General Aviation airport and the 18th busiest in the world. With just two parallel runways, Van Nuys Airport handled 448,681 aircraft movements in 2004 (averaging over 1200 operations/day). By comparison, Los Angeles International Airport (with 4 runways and exceptional amounts of commercial traffic) has roughly 1700 operations a day.

Hollywood celebrities, politicians, and business executives are known to use this airport because it offers them convenience and anonymity. Additionally, many movies and television shows have been filmed at the airport, including a scene showing the arrival of Major Strasser in '' Casablanca '', an episode of the TV show ''Alias'' and Season 5 of ''24''. The 1980s action-espionage series '' Airwolf '' used the Van Nuys Airport hangars regularly as the site of "Santini Air", the charter air service company owned and operated by Ernest Borgnine 's character (Dominic Santini) in the series.

In 2005, a film documenting the history of Van Nuys Airport was released under the name ''One Six Right,'' named after the most popular runway at the airport.


FACILITIES

Van Nuys Airport covers 725 acres and has two runways:
  • Runway 16R/34L: 8,001 x 150 ft. (2,439 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt

  • Runway 16L/34R: 4,011 x 75 ft. (1,223 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt



EXTERNAL LINKS

  • [http://www.lawa.org/vny/welcomeVNY.cfm Van Nuys Airport]

  • [http://www.onesixright.com/ Movie: One Six Right]