Earle Ovington Terminal

Earle Ovington Terminal (HM19QJ)

Location: Santa Barbara, CA 93117 Santa Barbara County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 25.527', W 119° 50.17'

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Santa Barbara Airport Terminal is hereby named Earle Ovington Terminal in recognition of his outstanding contributions to aviation and his part in the development of aviation in Santa Barbara.

Earle Ovington was the first pilot to carry air mail in the U.S.—a 7 mile flight from Garden City to Mineola, Long Island, N.Y. on September 23, 1911—under official assignment by Postmaster General Frank H. Hitchcock.

Earle Ovington developed and operated the first airport in Santa Barbara—known as Ovington Air Terminal—now the community golf course area.

The first commercial flight from Santa Barbara was made on August 1, 1931 from Ovington Air Terminal to Los Angeles.

Dated August 30, 1969
Gerald S. Firestone, Mayor
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HM NumberHM19QJ
Series This marker is part of the Postal Mail and Philately series
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Date Added Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 at 9:23am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 239360 N 3812979
Decimal Degrees34.42545000, -119.83616667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 25.527', W 119° 50.17'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 25' 31.62" N, 119° 50' 10.20" W
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Area Code(s)805
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 500 Fowler Rd, Santa Barbara CA 93117, US
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