Riverside County Airports

chiriacosummit.com Need directions? Hungry? Looking for a destination? Stop by our location on I-10 at Exit. 173. Chiriaco Summit is your one stop shop for diner style food, ice cream treats at Foster Freeze, travel information center, souvenir and vintage items shop, post office, dry camping, ATV tours, and a County airport a walk away. Relax and unwind when traveling, visit the General Patton Memorial Museum to learn about history. Chiriaco Summit is also home to Red’s Headers, supplying speed equipment for hot rods. For more information call (760)227-3227 62450 Chiriaco Rd, Chiriaco Summit, CA 92201 Another of Riverside County’s five aviation sites, Chiriaco Summit Airport, is located at the summit between the Coachella Valley and Desert Center. It is basically just a landing strip with no facilities. The area surrounding the airport was an important military training installation during World War II. The General Patton Museum, within walking distance of the airport, gives an insightful account of the area’s history. The airport itself was founded in conjunction with General Patton’s training station. There is a tenant who operates a rest stop just off the number 10 Freeway with a gas station, post office, and a restaurant that is reputed to “make a pretty good piece of pie and folks have been known to fly in for a slice.” Last of the five is Blythe Airport, which is in the far eastern part of the county. Powszok reports, “In Blythe, we have a military parachute training team who train people that are going into combat how to jump out of a helicopter or an