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'''Bisbee Douglas International Airport''' {{airport codes|DUG|KDUG|DUG}} is a county-owned [[airport]] nine miles northwest of [[Douglas, Arizona|Douglas]]<ref name="FAA" /> and 17 miles east of [[Bisbee, Arizona|Bisbee]], both in [[Cochise County, Arizona|Cochise County]], [[Arizona]].<ref name="FAA" /> The FAA's [[National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems]] for 2009–2013 [[FAA airport categories|categorizes]] it as a ''[[general aviation]]'' facility.<ref>[http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems] for 2009–2013: [http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2009/npias_2009_appA_part1.pdf Appendix A: Part 1 (PDF, 1.33 MB)]. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.</ref>
'''Bisbee Douglas International Airport''' {{airport codes|DUG|KDUG|DUG}} is a county-owned [[airport]] nine miles northwest of [[Douglas, Arizona|Douglas]]<ref name="FAA" /> and 17 miles east of [[Bisbee, Arizona|Bisbee]], both in [[Cochise County, Arizona|Cochise County]], [[Arizona]].<ref name="FAA" /> The FAA's [[National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems]] for 2009–2013 [[FAA airport categories|categorizes]] it as a ''[[general aviation]]'' facility.<ref>[http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems] for 2009–2013: [http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2009/npias_2009_appA_part1.pdf Appendix A: Part 1 (PDF, 1.33 MB)] {{wayback|url=http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2009/npias_2009_appA_part1.pdf |date=20110806023224 }}. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.</ref>


==History==
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Bisbee Douglas International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCochise County
ServesDouglas & Bisbee, Arizona
Elevation AMSL4,154 ft / 1,266 m
Coordinates31°28′08″N 109°36′13″W / 31.46889°N 109.60361°W / 31.46889; -109.60361
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 7,311 2,228 Asphalt
8/26 5,000 1,524 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations19,650
Based aircraft19
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Oblique June 1943 photo of Douglas Army Airfield
B-25 Aircrew training at Douglas AAF, 1944
Douglas C-45 Expeditor trainer, 1944
B-25s on the Douglas AAF parking apron, 1944

Bisbee Douglas International Airport (IATA: DUG, ICAO: KDUG, FAA LID: DUG) is a county-owned airport nine miles northwest of Douglas[1] and 17 miles east of Bisbee, both in Cochise County, Arizona.[1] The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013 categorizes it as a general aviation facility.[2]

History

World War II

In addition to Douglas Army Airfield, five auxiliary airfields were constructed in the area for emergency and overflow use:

Post-war

American Airlines served the airport before being replaced by Apache Airlines, a commuter air carrier, in 1965. Bisbee/Douglas was part of a transcontinental multi-stop route operated by American in 1959 with Douglas DC-6 propliners with daily flights in each direction between the east coast and the west coast. The westbound routing was New York Newark (EWR) - Philadelphia (PHL) - Washington D.C. (DCA) - Memphis (MEM) - Fort Worth (GSW) - El Paso (ELP) - Bisbee/Douglas (DUG) - Tucson (TUS) - Phoenix (PHX) - San Diego (SAN) - Los Angeles (LAX).[3] By 1963, American was still serving the airport with two daily flights operated with the DC-6. The westbound routing was Dallas (DAL) - Midland/Odessa (MAF) - El Paso - Bisbee/Douglas - Tucson - Phoenix - San Diego - Los Angeles.[4] Scheduled passenger flights ended in 1975.

Facilities

The airport covers 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) at an elevation of 4,154 feet (1,266 m). It has two asphalt runways: 17/35 is 7,311 by 100 feet (2,228 x 30 m) and 8/26 is 5,000 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m).[1]

In the year ending March 31, 2009 the airport had 19,650 aircraft operations, average 53 per day: 71% general aviation and 29% military. 19 aircraft were then based at the airport: 95% single-engine and 5% multi-engine.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for DUG PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
  2. ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 1 (PDF, 1.33 MB) Archived 2011-08-06 at the Wayback Machine. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
  3. ^ http://www.timetableimages.com, Oct. 25, 1959 American Airlines system timetable
  4. ^ http://www.timetableimages.com, June 1, 1963 American Airlines system timetable
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Douglas Army Airfield (Arizona).

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  • Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History's Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004.
  • Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas ASIN: B000NYX3PC
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