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 12 May 1992 | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Coolidge | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Coolidge, Arizona | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,574 ft / 480 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°56′09″N 111°25′36″W / 32.93583°N 111.42667°W | ||||||||||||||
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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 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 (37 m) by 80-foot (24 m) 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
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
External links
- Coolidge Municipal Airport (P08) at Arizona DOT Aeronautics Division
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for P08
- AirNav airport information for P08
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for P08