Following the 1949 discovery of oil at the South Cuyama Oil Field, in 1952 the Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) settled and developed the town of New Cuyama, building housing and associated commercial business – including the New Cuyama Airport (L88), reopened in May 2015, http://generalaviationnews.com/2015/05/16/new-cuyama-airport-reopens/ http://sbaero.com/2015/05/10/l88-new-cuyama/ which bears the distinction of being the only public-use paved airport within easy flying range of Los Angeles for more than 50 miles .