Coffeyville Municipal Airport

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Coordinates: 37°05′39″N 095°34′19″W / 37.09417°N 95.57194°W / 37.09417; -95.57194

Coffeyville Municipal Airport
Coffeyville AAF
Coffeyville Municipal Airport KS 2006 USGS.jpg
2008 USGS airphoto
IATA: CFVICAO: KCFVFAA 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 MAP is located in Kansas
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Coffeyville MAP
Location of Coffeyville Municipal Airport, Kansas

Coffeyville Municipal Airport (IATA: CFVICAO: KCFVFAA 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

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for CFV (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20

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