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The Hangar, also known as Lancaster Municipal Stadium and formerly known as Clear Channel Stadium, is a stadium in Lancaster, California. It is built just off California State Route 14. It is primarily used for baseball, and was the home field of the Lancaster JetHawks. It was built in 1996 and known as the Lancaster Municipal Stadium. In 2005, Clear Channel Communications entered into a 10-year, $770,000 naming rights deal with the JetHawks and the City of Lancaster. The City of Lancaster and the JetHawks divided the revenue from the deal equally. The deal was supposed to run through the 2014 season. However, the signage stating Clear Channel Stadium was removed during the 2012 season and the stadium was known as The Hangar, its nickname since the stadium opened in 1996, as well as Lancaster Municipal Stadium.

The Hangar

The Hangar
Former names	Lancaster Municipal Stadium (1996–2004) Clear Channel Stadium (2005–2012)
Location	45116 Valley Central Way Lancaster, CA 93536
Coordinates	34.702811°N 118.172972°W / 34.702811; -118.172972
Owner	City of Lancaster
Operator	Clutch Play Baseball LLC.
Capacity	4,500 permanent stadium seats
Field size	Left Field - 350 ft (110 m) Left-Center Power Alley - 385 ft (117 m) Center Field - 410 ft (120 m) Right-Center Power Alley - 385 ft (117 m) Right Field - 350 ft (110 m) Backstop - 50 ft (15 m)
Surface	85,000 square feet (7,900 m2) of high-grade sports turf
Construction
Broke ground	September 6, 1995[1]
Opened	April 16, 1996
Construction cost	$14.5 million ($25.1 million in 2021 dollars[2])
Architect	Populous
General contractor	Pinner Construction Company[3]
Tenants
Lancaster JetHawks (CL (1996–2020)

Features

Because of the area's aerospace legacy, the stadium has a NASA F/A-18 Hornet mounted on display at the front entrance. It is one of the premier facilities in minor league baseball. The $14.5 million facility offers luxury skyboxes, a video message board, and an old-fashioned manual scoreboard.[4] The stadium's seating capacity is listed at 6,860, but can accommodate over 7,000 fans and features slightly over 4,500 permanent full chair stadium seats.[5] Two expansive grass berm general admission areas are available when all seats are sold out.[4]

The stadium is also used to accommodate special events such as local high school graduations and charity softball games. Before the Lancaster JetHawks start each new season in April, they play an exhibition game against the local Antelope Valley College Marauders baseball team. However, for the past several seasons, the JetHawks have been playing their exhibition games against the local University of Antelope Valley Pioneers baseball team.

Pilots Pavilion

On April 2, 2014, the Lancaster JetHawks introduced the largest addition to The Hangar since 2005: the Pilots Pavilion. The new tent structure on the third baseline just beyond the stands replaced the stadium's old barbecue tent. At 3,000 square feet and 25 feet tall, the Pilots Pavilion was nearly twice the size and nearly double the height of its predecessor. It was the largest structure of its kind in the California League before the 2019 season.

The roof canvas material weighed over 1,500 pounds and was supported by six trusses made up of over 6,000 pounds of steel. Just' In Construction, Inc. led the construction efforts.[6]

References

External links

• City of Lancaster
• Lancaster JetHawks
• Ballpark Digest

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