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Ontario International Airport is a public airport two miles east of downtown Ontario, a city in San Bernardino County, California, US, and about 38 miles east of Downtown Los Angeles. It is currently owned and operated under a joint powers agreement with the city of Ontario and San Bernardino County. 2005 saw a peak in passenger use with 7.2 million passengers. More recently, in 2015, 4.2 million passengers used the airport, slightly higher than in 2014 with 4.1 million passengers.In 2015 Southwest Airlines carried 59% of departing passengers.HistoryOntario Municipal AirportIn 1923 a landing field was established east of Central Avenue on land leased from the Union Pacific Railroad. The airfield was named Latimer Field after an orange-packing company next to the airstrip. An airport was built there by one of the first flying clubs in southern California, the Friends of Ontario Airport. In 1929, the city of Ontario purchased 30acres, now in the southwest corner of the airport, for $12,000, and established the Ontario Municipal Airport.In 1941 the city bought 470acre around the airport and approved construction of new runways, which were completed by 1942, with funds from the Works Progress Administration. The 6200ft east/west runway and the 4700ft northeast/southwest runway cost $350,000. On February 27, 1942, an Army Air Corps plane made the first landing at the new airport. By 1943, the airport was an Army Air Corps Lockheed P-38 Lightning training base and North American P-51 Mustang operating base.
Ontario International Airport (ONT) is a medium-hub, full-service airport with commercial jet service to major U.S. cities and through service to many international destinations. ONT is located in the Inland Empire, approximately 35 miles east of downtown Los Angeles in the center of Southern California. The airport is the centerpiece of one of the fastest-growing transportation regions in the United States. ONT’s service area includes a population of six million people living in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties and portions of north Orange County and east Los Angeles County. In 2010, 4.8 million passengers used the airport and 392,427 tons of air freight were shipped. ONT currently has 168 daily flights that provide service to major U.S. cities. ONT’s airlines include AeroMexico, Alaska, American, Delta, Southwest, United/United Express and Volaris.
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