Cal-State Air Lines ‘69

The times for these flights are taken from the March 1969 timetable for Cal-State Air Lines available at the excellent www.timetableimages.com.

Cal-State began scheduled operations on 11 November 1968 between Long Beach/Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, Bakersfield and Fresno. It operated mainly Beech 99s although had at least one Beech D18S (well, actually an ex C-45). In 1969 it ordered six Jetstreams from Handley Page.

Cal-State was suffering high operating costs and low revenue passenger miles, and although the six Jetstreams were delivered they were never operated and were stored at Reno Airport, Nevada. Cal-State itself folded shortly afterward, the last schedule being flown in May of 1970.

These services were provided at the time using Beechcraft C-99 aircraft.

Oakland – Los Angeles (Coast Route) (200/331)

Heading	Distance	Daily	City Name	ICAO	Daily	Heading	Distance
131	0	0700	Oakland	KOAK	2220		25.6 nm
159	25.6 nm	0725	San Jose	KSJC	2205	311	46.7 nm
131	46.7 nm	0800	Monterey	KMRY	2130	339	121.7 nm
118	121.7 nm	0855	Santa Maria	KSMX	2050	311	41.6 nm
098	41.6 nm	0930	Santa Barbara	KSBA	2015	299	76.7 nm
	76.7 nm	1000	Los Angeles	KLAX	1935	278	0

Oakland – Los Angeles (Inland Route) (400/511)

Heading	Distance	Daily	City Name	ICAO	Daily	Heading	Distance
131	0	0800	Oakland	KOAK	1250		25.6 nm
092	25.6 nm	0825	San Jose	KSJC	1235	311	111.5 nm
144	111.5 nm	0920	Fresno	KFAT	1145	273	86.7 nm
146	86.7 nm	0955	Bakersfield	KBFL	1105	323	95.0 nm
	95.0 nm	1030	Los Angeles	KLAX	1030	326	0

Monterey – Las Vegas (820/811)

Heading	Distance	Daily	City Name	ICAO	Daily	Heading	Distance
068	0	0800	Monterey	KMRY	1250		102.9 nm
085	102.9 nm	0920	Fresno	KFAT	1145	249	224.3 nm
	224.3 nm	1030	Las Vegas	KLAS	1030	267	0

Las Vegas – Long Beach (810/801)

Heading	Distance	Daily	City Name	ICAO	Daily	Heading	Distance
245	0	1705	Las Vegas	KLAS	1035		194.0 nm
198	194.0 nm	1840	Bakersfield	KBFL	0915	063	71.7 nm
098	71.7 nm	1915	Santa Barbara	KSBA	0835	018	76.8 nm
106	76.8 nm	1955	Los Angeles	KLAX	0755	278	14.8 nm
	14.8 nm	2010	Long Beach	KLGB	0730	286	0

Flight Simulator Files

There is a Beechcraft C-99 available from www.premaircraft.com