Jump to content

Everett–Stewart Regional Airport

Coordinates: 36°22′47″N 088°59′09″W / 36.37972°N 88.98583°W / 36.37972; -88.98583
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by JJMC89 bot (talk | contribs) at 21:22, 4 December 2016 (Migrate {{Infobox airport}} coordinates parameters to {{Coord}}, see Wikipedia:Coordinates in infoboxes). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Everett–Stewart Regional Airport
USGS 1997 orthophoto
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerObion County
ServesUnion City, Tennessee / Martin, Tennessee
Elevation AMSL336 ft / 102 m
Coordinates36°22′47″N 088°59′09″W / 36.37972°N 88.98583°W / 36.37972; -88.98583
Map
UCY is located in Tennessee
UCY
UCY
Location of airport in Tennessee
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1/19 6,500 1,981 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations20,000
Based aircraft25

Everett–Stewart Regional Airport (IATA: UCY, ICAO: KUCY, FAA LID: UCY) is a county owned, public use airport in Obion County, Tennessee, United States. It is located four nautical miles (5 mi, 7 km) southeast of the central business district of Union City, Tennessee.[1] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

The airport is named for Senator Tom Stewart and Congressman Robert A. "Fats" Everett.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Everett–Stewart Regional Airport covers an area of 857 acres (347 ha) at an elevation of 336 feet (102 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 1/19 with an asphalt surface measuring 6,500 by 100 feet (1,981 x 30 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending October 30, 2009, the airport had 20,000 aircraft operations, an average of 54 per day: 92% general aviation, 7% air taxi, and 2% military. At that time there were 25 aircraft based at this airport: 76% single-engine and 24% multi-engine.[1]

History

Established in 1942 by the United States Army Air Forces. Also known as Union City Airport. When activated on July 5, 1942, airfield had one 1,800' (01/19) runway of hard asphalt surface, and a 4000 x 3900 sod landing/takeoff area. Also may have had 3 auxiliary landing fields in area.

Airfield was operated under contract to USAAF by Embry Riddle-McKay Co. of TN & Riddle Aeronautical Institute providing basic flight (level 1) instruction to aviation cadets. Fairchild PT-19s were the primary trainer used. Also had several PT-17 Stearmans and a few P-40 Warhawks assigned. Performed contract training until airfield was inactivated on April 15, 1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program.

At the end of the war, the airfield was turned over to civil control through the War Assets Administration (WAA).

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for UCY PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.
  2. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  3. ^ "Airport History". Everett–Stewart Regional Airport.
  • 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Union City Airport (Tennessee).


Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Everett–Stewart_Regional_Airport&oldid=753039380"