Английская Википедия:Crookston Municipal Airport
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox airport
Crookston Municipal Airport Шаблон:Airport codes, also known as Kirkwood Field, is a city-owned public-use airport located four nautical miles (7 km) north of the central business district of Crookston, a city in Polk County, Minnesota, United States.[1]
History
The airport provided contract glider training to the United States Army Air Forces from 1942 to 1944. Training was provided by L. Millar-Wittig. There was a turf 5,000' all-way airfield for landings and takeoffs. Using primarily C-47 Skytrains and Waco CG-4 non-powered gliders. The mission of the school was to train glider pilot students in proficiency of operation of gliders in various types of towed and soaring flight, both day and night, and in servicing of the gliders on the field.
Facilities and aircraft
Crookston Municipal Airport covers an area of Шаблон:Convert at an elevation of 899 feet (274 m) above mean sea level. It has three runways: 13/31 is 4,300 by 75 feet (1,311 x 23 m) with an asphalt surface; 17/35 is 2,977 by 202 feet (907 x 62 m) with a turf surface; 6/24 is 2,096 by 202 feet (639 x 62 m) with a turf surface.[1]
For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2006, the airport had 20,150 aircraft operations, an average of 55 per day: 94% general aviation, 5% air taxi and less than 1% military. In March 2017, there were 36 aircraft based at this airport: all 36 single-engine.[1]
See also
References
- Other sources
- Шаблон:AFHRA
- Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas Шаблон:OCLC
- Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites, History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC. Шаблон:OCLC
External links
- Crookston Municipal Airport (Kirkwood Field) at Minnesota DOT airport directory
- Шаблон:FAA-procedures
- Шаблон:US-airport-minor
Шаблон:USAAF Training Bases World War II
- Страницы с ошибками в примечаниях
- Английская Википедия
- 1942 establishments in Minnesota
- Airports established in 1942
- USAAF Contract Flying School Airfields
- USAAF Glider Training Airfields
- Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Minnesota
- Airports in Minnesota
- Buildings and structures in Polk County, Minnesota
- Transportation in Polk County, Minnesota
- Страницы, где используется шаблон "Навигационная таблица/Телепорт"
- Страницы с телепортом
- Википедия
- Статья из Википедии
- Статья из Английской Википедии
