Alhambra Airport was located at 620 East Valley Boulevard in Alhambra, about seven miles east of the city of Los Angeles. The photo shows that it was square in shape. There were three runways, one surfaced, 2,870 x 500 ft. NE/SW, and two dirt, 2,200 x 200 ft. N/S and E/W. "ALHAMBRA" was painted on the hangar roof. Photo by V.V. Stockton, Alhambra, CA from reference at left.

For night operations it had a clear beacon with a green auxiliary code beacon flashing "W". It had boundary, flood and obstruction lights. Fuel, oil, hangars and 24 hour repair facilities were available.

Hotels and restaurants were adjacent to the field, and telephone, radio and weather reports were available on the field.

The field was owned by Western Air Express and operated by M. Gordon and H. Hensman. Tenants on the field included the Cycloplane Company, Ltd., which offered flight instruction, the Western Institute of Aero Technology, and the commercial operations of Ed Bush, Hanna & Garby, Harold West, Lucien Roos, Mark Carlton, Nick Lentine and R.K. Brooks.