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    Van Nuys Airport

    4.3 (35 reviews)

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    Cassandra Y.

    85th Anniversary Celebration - Community Day! Touring the airport~ Lots of historic aircraft. Many hangers for unique planes. Saw Jim Carry's private jet too! The tour guide is very knowledgeable. The tour last less than 90 minutes. Unfortunately, NO PHOTO IS NOT ALLOWED inside the airport.

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    Sabrina M.

    Our toddler loves to watch the planes in the viewing area. We wave at the pilots, who often wave back!! Access the viewing area from Woodley Blvd, the entrance is driveway immediately south of the firehouse, just drive all the way to the end. They have cut outs to take pictures in, you can listen to the control tower and watch the planes.

    Robin R.

    Loved taking our grandson there yesterday for a nice day watching planes come and go and riding his scooter

    N K.

    Flew out of here for the first time in a Cessna and absolutely loved it. Everyone was very cordial and the entire experience was a delight. Having an amazing friend as my pilot definitely helped!

    My view from the cessna overlooking Ventura

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    6 years ago

    Love this place so do my grandkids! Fun for kids, relaxing place to watch planes and have Yummy food!

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    7 years ago

    Unfortunately KVNY has changed. Became very corporate and pricing common pilots and prop planes out.

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    14 years ago

    Nice to have a pilot friend and get to fly for free !!! Its so easy nothing like LAX

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    Runway is long and smooth...controllers are nice. Just what I want as a pilot.

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    Pretty nice airport with a friendly staff! They also give you a bottle of wine as a thank you for visiting!

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    This is a very busy airport and is one of the busiest general aviation airports in the world.

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    VNY Public Observation Area - Little play area for the kids

    VNY Public Observation Area

    4.7(13 reviews)
    1.0 miVan Nuys

    Great place to catch the planes taking off and landing. 50…read moreyards of standing room with benches to sit and enjoy the view Entrance is from the woodley side, tuning west into the small street next to the fire station

    This is a wonderful little space to watch the planes & helicopters take off and land. If your kid…read moreloves planes, or you love them, then you can really get up close on a lot of smaller sized crafts. They even include little holes in the fencing that allow you to stick your camera through if you're an avid plane photographer. You can tell they thought things through. There is a small play area for kids as well as a little info kiosk about the airport. I also like that they play the tower audio so you can feel like you are part of the action. My only real complaint is that I wish they had more covered seating. There are 2 small tables in one of the corner, but the other benches throughout the area aren't covered. And the area is all cement so if you are coming on a sunny day, especially during the summer, it is HOT in this area and bright. I highly recommend sunscreen if you are planning on spending a good amount of time here. I also want to say that parking is somewhat limited and very tight. If you have a long car, you might find it tough to get in and or out of some of the spots without potentially hitting cars parked behind or to the side of you. I know they are trying to get as many spots in as possible to accommodate visitors, but with the size of cars these days, it makes it tricky at times.

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    Los Angeles Fire Department helicopter. Canon 5D Mark IV 70-200mm lens. Image taken through chain link fence 01-23-2020.

    VNY Public Observation Area - Canon 5D Mark IV 70-200mm lens. Image taken through chain link fence 01-23-2020.

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    Whiteman Airport

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    Great small airport that is not busy and chaotic. I had been taking flight lessons here and…read moreeverything is neat and well-maintained.

    With my FIL having a plane, we have now been to several small airports for one reason or the other…read more This time, it was to pick up and drop off the in-laws while we were spending some time together to visit with some of Kevin's other family. We timed our departure via car from our house with their departure from the Aurora, Oregon airport and made it within 20 minutes of each other (they beat us). We ended up picking them up at the flight school instead of closer to the plane because unlike some other airports no one directed them where to go. The folks at the flight school were very nice and let them stay in the airconditioned waiting area until we got there and then we drove them around to the actual small airport check-in area (which was closer to where the plane was parked and in the 100 degree heat would have been easier/better for my MIL to walk and wait in). Being the protective person I am, this irritated me a bit, but they are used to the lack of communication at these little airports. This airport is in a downtrodden area and is not as maintained as some of the municipal airports we have visited. Bathrooms are outside, but the plane was fine and the price of parking ($5 per day) for the plane couldn't be beat. Since I am no pilot, all I can go by is my FIL's experience and he has had a lot worse. I was glad Kevin was there so he could help pull the plane over to the gas pump and look forward to visiting another small airport again sometime in the future.

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