Private Jet Airports in California

Bermuda Dunes is a private airport about 10 minutes from Palm Desert and Indian Wells.

Longest runway

10/28 (5,002 ft)

About 10 minutes to Palm Desert and Indian Wells

Big Bear City Airport sits at about 6,750 feet in the San Bernardino Mountains.

Longest runway

8/26 (5,850 ft)

About 10 minutes to Big Bear Lake

Buchanan Field in Concord is the business-aviation airport for Walnut Creek, Lafayette, Orinda and Danville.

Longest runway

01L/19R (5,001 ft)

About 2 miles to downtown Concord

California Redwood Coast–Humboldt County Airport is a few minutes from Arcata and about 20 minutes from Eureka.

Longest runway

14/32 (6,046 ft)

About 15 miles to Eureka and 5 miles to Arcata

Camarillo is the main business-aviation airport for Ventura County, about 25 miles from western Malibu.

Longest runway

08/26 (6,013 ft)

About 3 miles to Camarillo and 25 miles to Malibu

Catalina’s “Airport in the Sky” sits on a ridge at about 1,600 feet, a winding 20-minute drive above Avalon.

Longest runway

04/22 (3,000 ft)

About 10 miles by winding road to Avalon

Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport is about 15 minutes from Healdsburg and 10 minutes from Santa Rosa.

Longest runway

14/32 (6,000 ft)

About 7 miles to downtown Santa Rosa

Chico Regional is about 10 minutes from downtown Chico and Chico State.

Longest runway

13L/31R (6,724 ft)

About 5 miles to downtown Chico

Corcoran Airport is a small airport in California’s Central Valley.

Longest runway

13/31 (3,800 ft)

A few minutes to Corcoran, California

Eastern Sierra Regional in Bishop is about 45 minutes from Mammoth Lakes and the usual backup when Mammoth Yosemite is closed.

Longest runway

12/30 (7,498 ft)

About 45 minutes to Mammoth Lakes

French Valley Airport in Murrieta is about 10 minutes from Temecula wine country.

Longest runway

18/36 (6,000 ft)

About 10 minutes to Temecula wine country

Fresno Yosemite International is about 15 minutes from downtown Fresno.

Longest runway

11L/29R (9,539 ft)

About 5 miles to downtown Fresno; the southern gateway to Yosemite

Half Moon Bay Airport sits on the coast a few minutes from town.

Longest runway

12/30 (5,000 ft)

About 5 miles to Half Moon Bay

Hawthorne Municipal is a few minutes from SoFi Stadium and near LAX.

Longest runway

7/25 (about 4,900 ft)

About 2 miles to SoFi Stadium

Hayward Executive is a quieter East Bay alternative to Oakland, a few minutes from downtown Hayward.

Longest runway

10R/28L (5,694 ft)

About 2 miles to downtown Hayward

Hollywood Burbank is a few minutes from the studios in Burbank and Glendale.

Longest runway

15/33 (6,886 ft)

About 3 miles to downtown Burbank and 12 miles to downtown Los Angeles

Jacqueline Cochran Regional in Thermal is the private-jet airport for the eastern Coachella Valley.

Longest runway

17/35 (8,500 ft)

About 25 miles to Palm Springs; close to Indio, La Quinta and the festival grounds

John Wayne Airport is about 10 minutes from Newport Beach and 20 minutes from Laguna Beach.

Longest runway

02L/20R (5,700 ft)

About 5 miles to Newport Beach and 12 miles to Laguna Beach

Lake Tahoe Airport is a few minutes from South Lake Tahoe and Heavenly.

Longest runway

18/36 (8,541 ft)

About 10 minutes to South Lake Tahoe and Heavenly

Livermore Municipal is the business-aviation airport for the Tri-Valley, a few minutes from downtown Livermore.

Longest runway

07L/25R (5,253 ft)

About 3 miles to downtown Livermore

Long Beach Airport is about 10 minutes from downtown Long Beach.

Longest runway

12/30 (10,000 ft)

About 5 miles to downtown Long Beach

LAX is Los Angeles’ main airline airport, with private terminals on the field and customs.

Longest runway

7L/25R (12,894 ft)

Customs

Yes

About 15 miles to downtown Los Angeles and 10 miles to Santa Monica

Mammoth Yosemite Airport is about 15 minutes from Mammoth Lakes and the ski area.

Longest runway

09/27 (7,000 ft)

About 15 minutes to Mammoth Lakes

McClellan-Palomar in Carlsbad is the private-aviation choice for North County San Diego.

Longest runway

06/24 (4,897 ft)

About 35 miles to downtown San Diego; convenient for Carlsbad, La Jolla’s north and Rancho Santa Fe

Meadows Field is about 10 minutes from downtown Bakersfield, with a 10,800-foot runway.

Longest runway

12L/30R (10,849 ft)

About 5 miles to downtown Bakersfield

Merced Regional is about 1 hr 45 min from Yosemite Valley.

Longest runway

12/30 (5,914 ft)

About 1 hr 45 min to Yosemite Valley

San Jose Mineta International is the private-jet airport for Silicon Valley, a few minutes from downtown San Jose.

Longest runway

12L/30R (11,000 ft)

Customs

Yes

About 3 miles to downtown San Jose; about 45 miles to San Francisco

Modesto City-County Airport is a few minutes from downtown Modesto.

Longest runway

10L/28R (5,904 ft)

About 3 miles to downtown Modesto

Monterey Regional is about 15 minutes from Pebble Beach and Carmel-by-the-Sea.

Longest runway

10R/28L (7,175 ft)

About 5 minutes to downtown Monterey and 15 minutes to Pebble Beach and Carmel

Montgomery-Gibbs Executive is a general-aviation airport north of downtown San Diego.

Longest runway

10L/28R (4,598 ft)

About 8 miles to downtown San Diego

Napa County Airport is about 15 minutes from downtown Napa and 20 minutes from Sonoma Plaza.

Longest runway

01L/19R (5,930 ft)

About 5 miles to downtown Napa

Oakland International is about 15 minutes from downtown Oakland and 30 minutes from San Francisco.

Longest runway

12/30 (10,520 ft)

Customs

Yes

About 10 miles to downtown Oakland and 15 miles to San Francisco

Ontario International is the main jet airport for the Inland Empire, about 45 minutes from downtown Los Angeles.

Longest runway

08L/26R (12,197 ft)

Customs

Yes

About 35 miles to downtown Los Angeles; convenient for the Inland Empire

Oxnard Airport is a smaller alternative to Camarillo for Oxnard and Channel Islands Harbor.

Longest runway

07/25 (5,953 ft)

About 3 miles to Oxnard and 8 miles to Camarillo

Palm Springs International is a few minutes from downtown Palm Springs.

Longest runway

13R/31L (10,000 ft)

About 2 miles to downtown Palm Springs

Palo Alto Airport sits on the bay a few minutes from downtown Palo Alto.

Longest runway

13/31 (2,441 ft)

About 2 miles to downtown Palo Alto

Paso Robles Municipal is a few minutes from downtown and in the middle of Paso Robles wine country.

Longest runway

01/19 (6,008 ft)

About 5 miles to downtown Paso Robles

Redding Regional is about 15 minutes from downtown and the gateway to Shasta Lake.

Longest runway

16/34 (7,003 ft)

About 8 miles to downtown Redding

Riverside Municipal is about 10 minutes from downtown Riverside.

Longest runway

09/27 (5,401 ft)

About 5 miles to downtown Riverside

Sacramento Executive is about 10 minutes from downtown Sacramento and the State Capitol.

Longest runway

02/20 (5,503 ft)

About 5 miles to downtown Sacramento

Sacramento International is about 20 minutes from downtown Sacramento, with customs.

Longest runway

17L/35R (8,605 ft)

Customs

Yes

About 12 miles to downtown Sacramento

Sacramento Mather is a former air force base with an 11,300-foot runway, about 25 minutes east of downtown.

Longest runway

04R/22L (11,301 ft)

About 15 miles to downtown Sacramento

San Carlos Airport is a few minutes from downtown San Carlos on the Peninsula.

Longest runway

12/30 (2,621 ft)

About 2 miles to downtown San Carlos

San Diego International sits on the bay a few minutes from downtown and the Gaslamp Quarter.

Longest runway

09/27 (9,401 ft)

Customs

Yes

About 3 miles to downtown San Diego

San Francisco International has private terminals about 25 minutes from downtown San Francisco.

Longest runway

10L/28R (11,870 ft)

Customs

Yes

About 13 miles to downtown San Francisco

San Luis Obispo County Regional is a few minutes from downtown San Luis Obispo.

Longest runway

11/29 (6,101 ft)

About 4 miles to downtown San Luis Obispo

Santa Barbara Municipal is about 15 minutes from downtown and 20 minutes from Montecito.

Longest runway

07/25 (6,037 ft)

About 9 miles to downtown Santa Barbara and 20 minutes to Montecito

Santa Monica Airport is a few minutes from downtown Santa Monica and about 20 minutes from eastern Malibu.

Longest runway

03/21 (3,500 ft)

About 2 miles to downtown Santa Monica and 6 miles to Beverly Hills

Santa Ynez Airport is a few minutes from Solvang and Santa Ynez.

Longest runway

08/26 (2,803 ft)

About 5 minutes to Solvang and Santa Ynez

Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville has a 13,000-foot runway at a former air force base.

Longest runway

17/35 (13,052 ft)

About 5 miles to Victorville

Stockton Metropolitan is about 10 minutes from downtown Stockton.

Longest runway

11L/29R (10,245 ft)

About 5 miles to downtown Stockton

Truckee Tahoe is the busiest private-jet airport at Lake Tahoe, about 25 minutes from the North Shore.

Longest runway

11/29 (7,001 ft)

About 10 minutes to Truckee and 25 minutes to the North Shore

One of the busiest general-aviation airports in the United States.

Longest runway

16R/34L (8,001 ft)

FBOs

3

20 miles to Beverly Hills

Zamperini Field in Torrance is the closest private airport to Palos Verdes, Manhattan Beach and the South Bay.

Longest runway

11L/29R (5,001 ft)

About 15 minutes to Palos Verdes and Manhattan Beach