Английская Википедия:El Tiro Gliderport
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox airport
El Tiro Gliderport Шаблон:Airport codes, formally Marana Auxiliary Army Airfield No. 5 (Sahuaro Field), is marked on the Phoenix sectional chart is a non-towered private use gliderport Шаблон:Cvt northwest of Tucson, Arizona, United States.[1] The airport property is leased from the Bureau of Land Management and has been operated by the Tucson Soaring Club, Inc. (a chapter of the Soaring Society of America) since 1983.[2][3][4]
Marana Auxiliary Army Airfield No. 5 (aka Sahuaro Field) was one of five auxiliary fields that served Marana Army Air Field (now Pinal Airpark) and is one of many Arizona World War II Army Airfields. Sahuaro Field first appeared on the Phoenix sectional chart in 1945. The airfield was originally described as a "Шаблон:Cvt square-shaped property having a Шаблон:Cvt square asphalt landing mat." After World War II there is evidence of the airfield being used by the United States Air Force in 1957 for pilot training in North American T-6 Texan and T-28 Trojan aircraft. From 1958 the airport was reportedly abandoned until Tucson Soaring Club leased the property.[5][6]
Facilities
- 8L/26R measuring Шаблон:Cvt, dirt
- 8L/26R measuring Шаблон:Cvt, asphalt, superimposed on 8L/26R
- 8/26 measuring Шаблон:Cvt, dirt center
- 8R/26L measuring Шаблон:Cvt, dirt
- 17L/35R measuring Шаблон:Cvt, dirt/treated
- 17R/35L measuring Шаблон:Cvt, dirt/treated
Old runways
- 4L/23R Шаблон:Cvt, asphalt
- 4R/23L Шаблон:Cvt, asphalt
- 13L/32R Шаблон:Cvt, asphalt
- 13R/32R Шаблон:Cvt, asphalt
Gallery
-
1945 Phoenix sectional chart shows El Tiro Gliderport as Marana Auxiliary Army Airfield No. 5 (aka Sahuaro Field).
-
1957 USGS topo map of Marana Auxiliary Airfield No 5
-
Grob G103 Twin Astir glider preparing to launch in tow by the Piper PA-25 Pawnee tow plane at El Tiro in 2020
See also
References
External links
Шаблон:US-airport-minor Шаблон:Arizona during World War II
