Former airport in Thousand Oaks, CA, US
Conejo Valley Airport , also known as Janss Airport ,
[1] was an airport in
Thousand Oaks, California . It had a 2,600 foot runway and was located adjacent to
Thousand Oaks Boulevard . The airport opened in 1926, but was relocated in the early 1960s. The new airport, known as Rancho Conejo Airport , was established on the north side of
State Highway 101 . Various movies were filmed at Conejo Valley Airport, including
The Paleface (1948),
Riders of the Whistling Pines (1949),
[2] and
Overland Stage Raiders (1938).
[3] Rancho Conejo Airport appeared in the film
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963).
[4]
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References
^ O’Brien, Tricia (2017). Thousand Oaks and Westlake Village . Arcadia Publishing. Page 38.
ISBN
9781467125697 .
^ Schneider, Jerry L. (2014). Western Movie Making Locations Volume 1 Southern California . Lulu Press, Inc. Page 118.
ISBN
9781312711556 .
^ Schneider, Jerry L. (2014). The Ray "Crash" Corrigan Filmography . Lulu Press, Inc. Page 195.
ISBN
9780983197287 .
^
"Festival of films shot in Conejo returns" . callutheran.edu . November 1, 2013.
^ Holston, Kim R. (2012). Movie Roadshows: A History and Filmography of Reserved-Seat Limited Showings, 1911–1973 . McFarland. Page 298.
ISBN
9780786492619 .
^ Rowan, Terry (2017). The Kings & Queens of Hollywood Comedy . Lulu Press, Inc. Page 153.
ISBN
9781365853647 .
36°31′16″N 119°40′15″W / 36.5210°N 119.6709°W / 36.5210; -119.6709