Henderson Auxiliary Field

Henderson Auxiliary Airfield
2006 USGS airphoto
IATA: none ICAO: none
Summary
Operator	United States Army Air Force
Location	Millers Ferry, Alabama
Coordinates	32°07′18″N 087°22′28″W
Map
Henderson AF Location of Henderson Auxiliary Field

Henderson Auxiliary Field is a closed facility of the United States Army that is located two miles (3.2 km) north-northeast of Millers Ferry, Alabama. Following its closure, it was reopened as Henderson Airport.

History

The airport was built in about 1942 as an auxiliary airfield to the Army pilot school at Craig Army Airfield. It was designated Craig Army Auxiliary Airfield #3. It had two 4,000-foot asphalt runways, oriented NNE/SSW & WNW/ESE. The field was said to not have any hangars. It was apparently unmanned unless necessary for aircraft recovery.

See also

• Alabama World War II Army Airfields

References

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

• Abandoned Airports: Henderson Airport

External links

• Photos and aerial maps