has been abandoned to the natural landscape being empty and undeveloped. Abandoned runways and concrete parking ramps are visible in aerial photography. Historical airline service Blythe was served by Bonanza Air Lines with Fairchild F-27 turboprops to Los Angeles (LAX), Phoenix, Tucson and other cities. Bonanza merged with Pacific Air Lines and West Coast Airlines to form Air West which continued to operate F-27s from the airport. Air West was then renamed Hughes Airwest which in turn eventually ceased all F-27 passenger service from Blythe. Several commuter airlines operated flights into the airport in the past as well. Cochise Airlines served Blythe during the early 1980s with Cessna 402 flights nonstop to LAX and also to Yuma, Imperial and Phoenix. Desert Sun Airlines flew Piper Navajos on a LAX-Riverside-Blythe routing in 1985. In 1989, Air L.A. served Blythe with direct service to LAX. Although this air carrier never served Blythe, Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) conducted jet training flights from the Blythe Airport on occasion. PSA was based in San Diego; thus, Blythe was a convenient location for such training flights. Facilities Blythe Airport covers 3,904 acres (1,580 ha) at an elevation of 399 feet (122 m). It has two asphalt runways: 8/26 is 6,543 by 150 feet (1,994 x 46 m) and 17/35 is 5,800 by 100 feet (1,768 x 30 m). In 2010 the airport had 25,150 aircraft operations, average 68 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% military. Five aircraft were then based at this airport, three single-engine and two multi-engine. Airlines and destinations Cargo See also California World War II Army Airfields Desert Training Center References Other sources Shaw, Frederick J. (2004). Locating Air Force Base Sites: History’s Legacy. Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004. External links Aerial image as of May 2002 from USGS The National Map – giving Airports in Riverside County, California Blythe, California Colorado Desert Airports established in 1942 1942 establishments in California Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in California Military facilities in the Mojave Desert Former Essential Air Service airports Military in Riverside County, California World War II airfields in the United States