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Jack Northrop Field, better known as Hawthorne Municipal Airport, is a tower-controlled general aviation field in Hawthorne, California, close to the heart of the Los Angeles basin. Its ILS-equipped runway and active tower make it a straightforward but busy VFR destination for pilots exploring the southern California coastal airspace.
Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport is a public-use airport in Hawthorne, California, operating under an active control tower. It offers an ILS-equipped runway and a single physical runway pairing that handles the field's general aviation traffic, making it a useful and instructive stop for simulator pilots practising controlled-field procedures in busy Los Angeles-area airspace.
The airport sits at coordinates 33.9229, -118.335 at an elevation of 62 feet, in the city of Hawthorne, California. As a tower-controlled airport, it lies within its own surface-based controlled airspace, requiring two-way radio contact with the tower before entry.
Hawthorne has a single physical runway, 07/25, with a hard surface and runway lighting. Runway 25 is 4,421 feet long and equipped with an ILS approach, while the reciprocal, runway 07, is 3,974 feet long.
Hawthorne Tower operates on 121.1 MHz, which also serves as the CTAF. Ground movements are handled on 125.1 MHz, and the ATIS broadcasts on 118.4 MHz. Approach and departure services are provided by Southern California Approach and Departure, both on 124.3 MHz, with a further radio frequency of 122.2 MHz listed for Hawthorne Radio. An ILS approach is available to runway 25.
Hawthorne operates with an active control tower, and pilots should contact Hawthorne Tower on 121.1 MHz for joining instructions and circuit clearance before entering the airport's controlled airspace. Ground movements are coordinated separately on 125.1 MHz.
Hawthorne Municipal Airport remains an active general aviation field with a control tower and an ILS approach to runway 25, supporting instrument as well as visual arrivals for simulator pilots operating in the Los Angeles area.
