0Q6
Shingletown Airport
VFR
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Name
Shingletown Airport
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ICAO
0Q6
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- Region
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Timezone
6:07 am (PST)
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Municipality
Shingletown
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Coordinates
40° 31′ 19″ N 121° 49′ 1″ E
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Elevation
3’880 ft (1’183 m MSL)
About Shingletown Airport
Shingletown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Shasta County, California, United States. Its population is 2,442, as of the 2020 census.
Shingletown is a town located along California State Route 44 in the hills just below Mount Lassen. Shingletown has a history of logging large timber, including pine, fir and cedar. It is also known as "The Gateway to Lassen".
Shingletown was originally named Shingle Camp, for the workers who cut roofing slats from timber to supply miners during the Gold Rush era.