Marine Corps Air Station El Toro
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Marine Corps Air Station El Toro was a major former U.S. Marine Corps air base in Orange County, California, that played a key role in military aviation before its closure and redevelopment.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former United States Marine Corps installation
ⓘ
military air base ⓘ |
| area | approximately 4,700 acres ⓘ |
| branch | United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closureReason | Base Realignment and Closure program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1943 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decommissioned | 1999 ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 380 feet ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
groundwater contamination
ⓘ
soil contamination ⓘ |
| environmentalRemediation | Superfund-related cleanup activities ⓘ |
| FAAcode | NZJ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerName | Marine Corps Air Station Santa Ana (informal early association) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IATAcode | NZJ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | KNZJ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1943 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Orange County, California ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| namedAfter | El Toro, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Irvine, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Forest, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Tustin, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
NERFINISHED
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Marine Aircraft Group 11 NERFINISHED ⓘ Marine Aircraft Group 16 NERFINISHED ⓘ Marine Wing Support Group 37 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States Department of the Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Marine Corps Air Station system ⓘ |
| postClosureUse |
Orange County Great Park
NERFINISHED
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mixed-use development ⓘ recreational facilities ⓘ |
| runwayCount | 4 ⓘ |
| significance |
major West Coast Marine Corps aviation hub
ⓘ
primary deployment base for Pacific operations ⓘ |
| startConstruction | 1942 ⓘ |
| status | closed ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Cold War
ⓘ
Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| usedFor |
deployment staging
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fighter aircraft operations ⓘ military aviation ⓘ training ⓘ transport aircraft operations ⓘ |
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