Aviation View Magazine | Volume 1, Issue 4

44 AVIATION VIEW VOLUME 1, ISSUE 4 “Ventura Highway in the sunshine Where the days are longer The nights are stronger than moonshine You’re gonna go, I know…” -Ventura Highway, by America “Ventura County is gorgeous.” That is the first thing Dave Nafie, Acting Director of the County of Ventura Airports says when asked to describe the place. It is the southernmost county along the California Central Coast and is also home to two of the California Channel Islands: Anacapa Island, which is the most visited island in Channel Islands National Park, and San Nicolas Island. Nafie boasts, “It has the perfect climate, and it is affected by the ocean much more than the Los Angeles Basin. When it gets hot there, you can come here and have a nice refreshing breeze and cooler temperatures. Beyond the weather what you see is a valley ringed by mountains and hilly terrain, but largely flat and perfect for growing fruits and vegetables – it is very agricultural. It has all those great urban characteristics but there’s also a rural feel to it. It feels authentic to California’s roots.” Ventura County owns two airports, the Oxnard Airport and the Camarillo Airport. And although they are only about eight nautical miles away from each other, they are quite different. UNTY PORTS AMARILLO) Twice the possibilities