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'''Coolidge Municipal Airport''' {{airport codes|||P08}} is a city-owned, public-use [[airport]] located five miles (8 [[Kilometre|km]]) southeast of the [[central business district]] of [[Coolidge, Arizona|Coolidge]], a city in [[Pinal County, Arizona|Pinal County]], [[Arizona]], [[United States]].<ref name=FAA />
'''Coolidge Municipal Airport''' {{airport codes|||P08}} is a city-owned, public-use [[airport]] located five miles (8 [[Kilometre|km]]) southeast of the [[central business district]] of [[Coolidge, Arizona|Coolidge]], a city in [[Pinal County, Arizona|Pinal County]], [[Arizona]], [[United States]].<ref name=FAA />

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== History ==
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The airport was opened about 1943 as as '''Coolidge Army Airfield ''' and was used by the [[United States Army Air Forces]] [[Fourth Air Force]] as a training base during [[World War II]]. At the end of the war the airfield was determined to be excess by the military and turned over to the local government for civil use.<ref>Thole, Lou (1999), Forgotten Fields of America : World War II Bases and Training, Then and Now - Vol. 2. Publisher: Pictorial Histories Pub, ISBN 1575100517</ref>


== Facilities and aircraft ==
== Facilities and aircraft ==
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For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2005, the airport had 6,490 aircraft operations, an average of 17 per day: 99% [[general aviation]] and 1% [[military aviation|military]]. At that time there were 41 aircraft based at this airport: 61% single-[[aircraft engine|engine]], 24% multi-engine, 7% [[jet aircraft|jet]], 5% [[helicopter]] and 2% [[glider]].<ref name=FAA />
For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2005, the airport had 6,490 aircraft operations, an average of 17 per day: 99% [[general aviation]] and 1% [[military aviation|military]]. At that time there were 41 aircraft based at this airport: 61% single-[[aircraft engine|engine]], 24% multi-engine, 7% [[jet aircraft|jet]], 5% [[helicopter]] and 2% [[glider]].<ref name=FAA />

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== History ==
The airport was opened about 1943 as as '''Coolidge Army Airfield ''' and was used by the [[United States Army Air Forces]] during [[World War II]]. Originally constructed as an air transport command base, Coolidge Army Airfield served as an auxiliary operating base for [[Williams AFB|Williams Field]] during World War II. The original airfield was constructed with three runways in a triangular configuration. Of these three runways, two remain: Runway 17-35 and Runway 5-23. Numerous support facilities were constructed, of which a 120-foot by 80-foot hangar still remains.

On January 19,1950 the airfield was transferred to Pinal County since the airfield was no longer needed by the [[United States Air Force]]. Pinal County owned and operated the airport until 1959 when the City of Coolidge obtained ownership of the airport. On March 2 1959 the airport was officially transferred from Pinal County ownership to the City of Coolidge.

From 1962 until July 1992, operations at the airport were dominated by training activities of [[T-37 Tweet|Cessna T-37]] jet training aircraft based at [[Williams Air Force Base]]. The Air Force had a lease agreement with the City of Coolidge for four parcels of land and joint use of the main runways and taxiways in return for the continued maintenance and upkeep of the main runway and taxiway. In addition, they constructed several facilities along the runway and apron to support their operations.

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The Air Force lease was terminated in July 1992 and training operations at the airport ceased in June 1992.<ref>Thole, Lou (1999), Forgotten Fields of America : World War II Bases and Training, Then and Now - Vol. 2. Publisher: Pictorial Histories Pub, ISBN 1575100517</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 17:37, 23 May 2008

Coolidge Municipal Airport
12 May 1992
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Coolidge
LocationCoolidge, Arizona
Elevation AMSL1,574 ft / 480 m
Coordinates32°56′09″N 111°25′36″W / 32.93583°N 111.42667°W / 32.93583; -111.42667
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 5,528 1,685 Asphalt
17/35 3,861 1,177 Asphalt
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations6,490
Based aircraft41

Coolidge Municipal Airport (FAA LID: P08) is a city-owned, public-use airport located five miles (8 km) southeast of the central business district of Coolidge, a city in Pinal County, Arizona, United States.[1]

Facilities and aircraft

Coolidge Municipal Airport covers an area of 1,268 acres (513 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 5/23 measuring 5,528 x 150 ft (1,685 x 46 m) and 17/35 measuring 3,861 x 75 ft (1,177 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2005, the airport had 6,490 aircraft operations, an average of 17 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% military. At that time there were 41 aircraft based at this airport: 61% single-engine, 24% multi-engine, 7% jet, 5% helicopter and 2% glider.[1]

History

The airport was opened about 1943 as as Coolidge Army Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Originally constructed as an air transport command base, Coolidge Army Airfield served as an auxiliary operating base for Williams Field during World War II. The original airfield was constructed with three runways in a triangular configuration. Of these three runways, two remain: Runway 17-35 and Runway 5-23. Numerous support facilities were constructed, of which a 120-foot by 80-foot hangar still remains.

On January 19,1950 the airfield was transferred to Pinal County since the airfield was no longer needed by the United States Air Force. Pinal County owned and operated the airport until 1959 when the City of Coolidge obtained ownership of the airport. On March 2 1959 the airport was officially transferred from Pinal County ownership to the City of Coolidge.

From 1962 until July 1992, operations at the airport were dominated by training activities of Cessna T-37 jet training aircraft based at Williams Air Force Base. The Air Force had a lease agreement with the City of Coolidge for four parcels of land and joint use of the main runways and taxiways in return for the continued maintenance and upkeep of the main runway and taxiway. In addition, they constructed several facilities along the runway and apron to support their operations.

The Air Force lease was terminated in July 1992 and training operations at the airport ceased in June 1992.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for P08 PDF, effective 2008-04-10
  2. ^ Thole, Lou (1999), Forgotten Fields of America : World War II Bases and Training, Then and Now - Vol. 2. Publisher: Pictorial Histories Pub, ISBN 1575100517

External links

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