- 3 0 s ▁to ▁nearby ▁Santa ▁Maria ▁Public ▁Airport ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁San ▁Luis ▁Ob is po ▁area ; ▁these ▁non st ops ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁San ▁Francisco ▁soon ▁ended . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁dem ise ▁of ▁Swift ▁A ire ▁after ▁a ▁mer ger ▁with ▁Golden ▁Gate ▁Airlines , ▁W ings ▁West ▁Airlines ▁established ▁its ▁headquarters ▁in ▁San ▁Luis ▁Ob is po ▁and ▁fle w ▁several ▁tur b op rop ▁types , ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁comm uter ▁car rier ▁and ▁then ▁as ▁American ▁E agle ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁American ▁Airlines ▁via ▁a ▁code ▁sharing ▁agreement . ▁Prop jets ▁flow n ▁by ▁W ings ▁West ▁to ▁San ▁Luis ▁Ob is po ▁included ▁the ▁British ▁A eros pace ▁B A e ▁Jet stream ▁ 3 1 ▁and ▁Jet stream ▁ 3 2 , ▁the ▁Be ech craft ▁C 9 9 , ▁the ▁Fair child ▁S we ar ingen ▁Met rol iner ▁( Met ro ▁III ▁models ) ▁and ▁the ▁Sa ab ▁ 3 4 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁the ▁San ▁Luis ▁Ob is po ▁County ▁Regional ▁Airport ▁was ▁dedicated ▁as ▁Mc Ch es ney ▁Field , ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁L ero y ▁E . ▁Mc Ch es ney ▁for ▁his ▁leadership ▁and ▁dedic ation ▁to ▁av iation . ▁Mc Ch es ney ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁county ▁since ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁pilot ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁long time ▁member ▁of ▁the