Los Angeles-Albuquerque-Amarillo Airway

Albuquerque-Amarillo Section

Sectional aeronautical charts: [United States] Albuquerque, NM - March 1932

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Winslow-Albuquerque Section

Sectional aeronautical charts: [United States] Albuquerque, NM - March 1932

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Kingman-Winslow Section

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Los Angeles-Kingman Section

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Air Commerce Bulletin Vol. 3, No. 1, July 1, 1931 page 4

On the Los Angeles-Amarillo airway, the executive board has approved programs for establishment of intermediate landing fields on the Daggett-Kingman section and for establishment of fields and beacon lights on the Kingman-Winslow, Winslow-Albuquerque, and Albuquerque-Amarillo sections.  Some of the fields and lights already have been installed.  The routing of the airway from Daggett to Amarillo is as follows:

Daggett, Calif. (Indermediate field).
Bagdad, Calif. (Indermediate field).
Goffe, Calif. (Indermediate field).
Kingman, Ariz.
Seligman, Ariz. (Indermediate field).
Ash Fork, Ariz. (Indermediate field).
Maine, Ariz. (Indermediate field).
Winona, Ariz. (Indermediate field).
Winslow Ariz.
Holbrook, Ariz. (Indermediate field).
Seep Lake, Ariz. (Indermediate field).
El Morro, N. Mex. (Indermediate field).
Acomita, N. Mex. (Indermediate field).
Albuquerque, N. Mex.
Otto, N. Mex. (Indermediate field).
Dilla, N. Mex. (Indermediate field).
Cuervo, N. Mex. (Indermediate field).
Tucumcari, N. Mex. (Indermediate field).
Adrian, Tex. (Indermediate field).
Amarillo, Tex

Air Commerce Bulletin Vol. 3, No. 9, November 2, 1931 page 239

Los Angeles-Daggett, Calif. (LA-A Sites Nos. 2 to 10 B,,, inc.)  Due to the intersection of the Los Angeles-Salt Lake and the Los Angeles-Amarillo airways, sites Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5A, 53 Mile Blinker, 5B, 5C, 5D, 6, 7, 9, 10A and 10B, formerly carried on the Los Angeles-Salt Lake Airway, have been redesignated as on the Los Angeles-Amarillo Airway.

Air Commerce Bulletin Vol. 3, No. 12, December 15, 1931 page 309

Los Angeles, Calif.  (LA-SL and LA-A airways):  Beacon light and intermediated field sites on the Los Angeles-Salt Lake City airway lying between Los Angeles and Daggett, Calif., are now designated aids on the Los Angeles-Amarillo airway, which, with certain changes made on the Los Angeles-Las Vegas section of the old Los Angeles-Salt Lake City airway have resulted in the renumbering of the following sites:

Old Site Number	New Site Number
Los Angeles-Salt Lake City, old course (Los Angeles-Las Vegas Section):	Los Angeles-Amarillo, new course (Los Angeles-Daggett Section):
1	2
3	3
4	4
5A	5A
49 Mile Blinker	53 Mile Blinker
5B	5B
6A	5C
6B	5D
6	6
	Los Angeles-Salt Lake City, new course (Daggett-Las Vegas Sections)
145 Mile Blinker	128 Mile Blinker
15	13
16	14
176 Mile Blinker	158 Mile Blinker
17	16
19	17
200 Mile Blinker	182 Mile Blinker
20	18
21	19
22	20
23	21
242 Mile Blinker	223 Mile Blinker
25	22

Sites Nos. 8, 9, 10, and 12, on the old Los Angeles-Salt Lake City airway route which are soon to be discontinued are omitted from the foregoing list.

Air Commerce Bulletin Vol 4., No. 1, July 1, 1932,  page 25

Los Angeles-Amarillo airway:

Kingman-Winslow section:  11 beacons are in operation, 15 towers have been erected, and the contract is about 60 per cent completed.
Winslow-Albuquerque section: Bids for completing installation of concrete, painting structures, and installing metal route markers were opened June 17.
Albequerque-Amarillo section:  Work of painting towers, installing metal route markers and 3-kilovolt-ampere generators is in progress.

Air Commerce Bulletin Vol 4., No. 5, September 1, 1932,  page 133

Los Angeles-Amarillo airway:

Kingman-Winslow section: All beacons, 19 in number have been installed and are in commision.  Boundary and other lights also have been established at fields.  Completion of various minor matters, such as painting, installation of route markers and concrete work, is still in progress, with the contract about 85 per cent complete.
Winslow-Albuquerque section: The contractor is hauling material to sites and preparing to install route markers, concrete slabs, etc.  The installation of beacons, including those at intermediate fields and boundary lights has been completed and all are in operation.
Albequerque-Amarillo section: The contractor is distributing material to the various sites preparatory to installing route markers, etc.  All beacons including boundary lighting facilities have been installed and are in operation.

Air Commerce Bulletin Vol 4., No. 6, September 15, 1932,  page 162

Los Angeles-Amarillo airway:

Kingman-Winslow section: Contract approaching completion.  All beacons, 19 in number, and boundary lights at fields are in commission.
Winslow-Albuquerque section: Installing of route markers, painting structures and other small items are in progress.  The installation of beacons, including those at intermediate fields and boundary lights, bas been completed and the beacons are in operation.
Albequerque-Amarillo section: Painting of structures is in progress. All beacons and boundary lightin systems have been installed and are in operation

Air Commerce Bulletin Vol 4., No. 7, October 1, 1932,  page 184

Dagget, Calif. (LA-A Sit No. 10A):  A 24-inch clear 1,000,000 candlepower rotating airway beacon light showing six flashes per minute is operated by the Department of Commerce 6 miles south of Daggett.  Red course lights flash dash, dash (_ _).

Stoddard Wells, Calif. (LA-A Sit No. 9):  The Department of Commerce is operating a double-ended 30-inch clear 1,250,000 candlepower rotating airway beacon light, showing 12 flashes per minute, alternate red and white, about 14 1/2 miles south of Barstow.  A directional arrow has been established at the base of the tower.

Air Commerce Bulletin Vol 4., No. 7, October 1, 1932,  page 189

Los Angeles-Amarillo airway:

Kingman-Winslow section: Contract approaching completion.  All  lights are in operation on this section of the airway and approximately 95 per cent of the work has been completed.  It is expected that final inspection of the work will be made in the near future.
Winslow-Albuquerque section: Satisfactory progress is being made on the small contract for the installation of route markers and painting of towers and other structures on this section of the airway is progressing satisfactorily.
Albequerque-Amarillo section: The painting of structures on this section of the airway is progressing satisfactorily.

Air Commerce Bulletin Vol 4., No.14,  January 16, 1933 page  354

Los Angeles-Amarillo airway- Pomona, Calif. (old site No. 2):  The Department of Commerce 24-inch rotating airway beacon light 4 miles west of Pomona has been discontinued.

San Dimas, Calif. (new site No. 2):  The Department of Commerce 36 inch clear rotating airway beacon light 1 1/4 miles southeast of San Dimas shows 6 flashes per minute.  Red course lights flash dot, dot, dash (.._).

The Department of Commerce 24-inch, clear rotating airway beacon lights at the following sites on the Daggett-Kingman section of this airway have been replaced by 36-inch, 1,250,000 candlepower rotating beacon lights, showing six flashes per minute:

Site No. 13.) 8 miles west of Ludlow, CA Dot, dot, dot, dash (..._).
Site No. 18.) 3 3/4 miles northeast of Cadiz, CA, and 4 3/4 miles due west of Siam, CA, Dash, dot, dot, dot (_...).
Site No. 25.) 3/4 miles east of Gold Roads Mine, AR and 14 1/2 miles east of Camp Mohave on Colorado River. Dot, dash, dot (._.)

Air Commerce Bulletin Vol 4., No.14,  January 16, 1933 page  355

Los Angeles-Salt Lake airway- Tooele, Utah (site No. 59 B):  The Department of Commerce intermediate landing field, 1 1/2 miles west of Tooele, is to be discontinued on or about January 15.  The 24-inch rotating airway beacon light will remain in operation.  The color of the course lights will be changed to red.  This field is described on page 165 of Airway Bulletin No. 2.

Air Commerce Bulletin Vol 4., No. 15, February 1, 1933,  page  375

Los Angeles-Amarillo airway:
Daggett, Calif. (site No. 10B): Airmen are warned that four 125-foot steel towers are being erected adjacent to the Department of Commerce intermediate landing field 6 miles east of Daggett. Red lanterns mark these towers at night. This field is described on page 14 of Airway Bulletin No. 2.

Arrows and Beacons may be on private property, DO NOT TRESSPASS!
This is a work in progress and will be constantly updated as new information is found. Beacons arrraged the same as airway map.
DOCILF= Department of Commerce Intermediate Landing Field
LA-A ( Los Angeles-Amarillo)

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