Fresno Yosemite International Airport
Fresno Yosemite International Airport is a joint military–public airport in Fresno, California, United States. It is the primary commercial airport for the San Joaquin Valley and three national parks: Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings Canyon. It offers scheduled passenger flights to several major airline hubs in the United States and international service to Mexico. The facility opened in June 1942 as Hammer Field, a military airfield. The airport is owned and operated by the city of Fresno and operates two runways on a property spanning 1,728 acres (699 ha). Its airport code "FAT" stands for Fresno Air Terminal, a former name for the airport.
Curt Teich issued a "Greetings from Hammer Field" large letter postcard
The original part of the terminal building which opened in 1962 and includes the mosaic "Sky and Ground"
The new concourse with jet bridges
"Sequoiascape," a public art display inside the terminal that depicts a sequoia forest
The 144th Fighter Wing is a unit of the California Air National Guard, stationed at Fresno Air National Guard Base, California. As part of the Air Reserve Component of the United States Air Force, the wing is operationally gained by the Air Combat Command.
F-15C Eagle of the 144th Fighter Wing
F-51D-30-NA Mustang, AF Ser. No. 44-74825, flying over Northern California, 1948
Hayward Air National Guard Base, California, 1953, F-51H Mustangs.
194th FIS F-86L Sabre Interceptors, 1960
