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Aviation in Alabama

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Aviation in Alabama
Aviation in the United States
Alabama
Alabama State Flag
Airports
Commercial – primary5
Commercial – non-primary1
General aviation65
Other public-use airports24
Military and other airports9
First flight
10 March 1910

Alabama's first aeronautical event was on 10 March 1910 with the flight of a Wright biplane flown by Orville Wright in Montgomery, Alabama.[1]

Events

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Aircraft Manufacturers

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Aerospace

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73,000 jobs are based in Alabama in support of aerospace.[4]

Airports

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Colleges and universities

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  • Auburn University is home to the nation's oldest continually operated flight school and is the only 4-year aviation degree in the State of Alabama. Recently, Auburn University created the Auburn University Aviation Center.[when?] The Aviation Center's objective is to, "...create a robust, visionary aviation program that creates opportunities for students and fosters economic development in the state."

Commercial Service

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Government and Military

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Overhead view of Maxwell Field in 1937

Museums

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References

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  1. ^ "encyclopedia of Alabama". Archived from the original on June 21, 2010. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  2. ^ Don Dodd, Amy Bartlett-Dodd. Deep South Aviation.
  3. ^ "Alabama". Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  4. ^ "Aerospace". Archived from the original on June 18, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  5. ^ "Continental Motors Group To Assemble Diesel Kits In U.S." Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  6. ^ "Alabama State Troopers Aviation Unit". Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  7. ^ "Police Helicopter Unit". Archived from the original on February 22, 2022. Retrieved October 14, 2011.