Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport guide

Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport is a general aviation airport in Hawthorne, in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County. It sits about 1 mile east of central Hawthorne at 66 feet above sea level and is surrounded by housing. Los Angeles International Airport lies a short distance to the west. The field is named for Jack Northrop, whose Northrop Aircraft Corporation built aircraft here, including the P-61 Black Widow, the F-89 Scorpion and the YB-35 flying wing.

The FAA lists a single concrete runway, 7/25, measuring 4,884 by 100 feet. The airfield covers about 80 acres. During World War II the U.S. Army Air Forces used it as an aircraft modification center and a base for ferrying new aircraft to operational units. AirNav gives an activation date of October 1942.

Today the airport handles business jets, helicopters and a small amount of scheduled commuter flying. Advanced Air serves Crescent City and Mammoth Lakes, and AirNav lists Archer as the fixed-base operator. SpaceX and The Boring Company began at the southeast end of the field, and the Tesla Design Studio is also on the airport. The Crenshaw station on the Los Angeles Metro C Line is within walking distance.