California State Military
DepartmentCalifornia State Military
DepartmentSITE NAME: Haigh Airport. The site was formerly known as Orland Auxiliary Field No. 1.
LOCATION: The site is located in Glenn County, California, approximately three miles southeast of the city of Orland and 13 miles west of the city of Chico.
SITE HISTORY:
Orland Auxiliary Field No. 1 was established in 1942 and was used
as an auxiliary field to Chico Army Air Field for flight training.
The field was established on 29 May 1942, when the U.S. Government
acquired 558.20 fee acres from the West Coast Life Insurance Co.
On 30 November 1946, 558.20 fee acres were turned over to the
War Assets Administration.
Source: US Army Corps of
Engineers