Zamperini Field ( ICAO: KTOA) is a public airport three miles (5 km) southwest of downtown Torrance, in Los Angeles County, California, USA. The airport was once known as Torrance Municipal Airport; it was renamed for local sports and war hero Louis Zamperini on December 7, 1946, the fifth anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack. Zamperini Field covers 506 acres (205 ha) and has two asphalt/concrete runways: 11L/29R, 5,000 x 150 ft (1,524 x 46 m) and 11R/29L, 3,000 x 75 ft (914 x 23 m). It ha... Zamperini Field ( ICAO: KTOA) is a public airport three miles (5 km) southwest of downtown Torrance, in Los Angeles County, California, USA. The airport was once known as Torrance Municipal Airport; it was renamed for local sports and war hero Louis Zamperini on December 7, 1946, the fifth anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack. Zamperini Field covers 506 acres (205 ha) and has two asphalt/concrete runways: 11L/29R, 5,000 x 150 ft (1,524 x 46 m) and 11R/29L, 3,000 x 75 ft (914 x 23 m). It has one asphalt helipad, 110 x 110 ft (34 x 34 m). The airport is the home of Robinson Helicopter Company. Their entire production, assembly, and testing facilities are on the southeast side of the airfield and are the largest buildings at the field. Zamperini field is also the new home of the Western Museum of Flight, previously in Hawthorne, with many USAF warbirds. Ideally situated between Los Angeles and Long Beach—Zamperini Field is one of the busiest general aviation airports in the state of California. From the Port of Los Angeles and the area’s rich tradition in the aerospace industry to the thriving beach communities of Manhattan, Hermosa and Redondo Beach, Zamperini Field is your connecting point to all the major business, cultural and recreational opportunities.
