KTOA
Zamperini Field
MVFR
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Name
Zamperini Field
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
KTOA / TOA / KTOA
- Type
- Region
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Timezone
1:42 am (PST)
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Municipality
Torrance
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Coordinates
33° 48′ 12″ N 118° 20′ 23″ E
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Elevation
103 ft (31 m MSL)
About Zamperini Field
Zamperini Field (IATA: TOA, ICAO: KTOA, FAA LID: TOA) is a public airport three miles (5 km) southwest of downtown Torrance, in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
The airport is classified by the FAA as a Regional Reliever and was once known as Torrance Municipal Airport; it was renamed for local sports and war hero Louis Zamperini on December 7, 1946, the fifth anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack.