Coffeyville Municipal Airport
Coordinates: 37°05′39″N 095°34′19″W / 37.09417°N 95.57194°W
| Coffeyville Municipal Airport Coffeyville AAF |
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| 2008 USGS airphoto | |||
| IATA: CFV – ICAO: KCFV – FAA LID: CFV | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | City of Coffeyville | ||
| Serves | Coffeyville, Kansas | ||
| Location | Cherokee Township, Montgomery County, near Coffeyville, Kansas | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 754 ft / 230 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 17/35 | 5,872 | 1,790 | Asphalt |
| 4/22 | 4,000 | 1,219 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2005) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 5,550 | ||
| Based aircraft | 40 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Coffeyville Municipal Airport (IATA: CFV, ICAO: KCFV, FAA LID: CFV) is a city-owned public-use airport located four miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of Coffeyville, a city in Montgomery County, Kansas, United States.[1]
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[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Coffeyville Municipal Airport covers an area of 1,227 acres (497 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 17/35 measuring 5,872 x 100 ft (1,790 x 30 m) and 4/22 measuring 4,000 x 75 ft (1,219 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending September 19, 2005, the airport had 5,550 aircraft operations, an average of 15 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% military. At that time there were 40 aircraft based at this airport: 85% single-engine, 10% multi-engine and 5% ultralight.[1]
[edit] History
- For the World War II use of the airport, see Coffeyville Army Airfield
During World War II, the facility was known as Coffeyville Army Airfield and was used as a United States Army Air Forces AAF Flying Training Command training field from 1942 though 1945.
Aircraft operated were Vultee BT-13A Valiants, BT-14s and BT-15s. The airfield performed Basic Pilot School instruction for aviation cadets It was the second phase of the three phase training program for pilots.
The facility was closed and turned over to civil authorities in 1947 and it was turned into a civil airport.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KCFV
- ASN accident history for CFV
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
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