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Atkinson Municipal Airport
Atkinson Municipal Airport
	USGS 1991 orthophoto
	IATA: PTS; ICAO: KPTS; FAA LID: PTS;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Pittsburg
Serves	Pittsburg, Kansas
Elevation AMSL	946 ft / 288 m
Coordinates	37°26′58″N 94°43′52″W / 37.44944°N 94.73111°W
Map
	PTS
Runways
Statistics (2019)
Aircraft operations (year ending 8/20/2019)
Aircraft operations (year ending 8/20/2019)	23,700
Based aircraft	29
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration

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Atkinson Municipal Airport (IATA: PTS, ICAO: KPTS, FAA LID: PTS) is three miles northwest of Pittsburg, in Crawford County, Kansas, United States.^[1] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.^[2]

History

It was established as Pittsburg Airport in April 1940. It was taken over by the United States Army Air Force on May 25, 1942, as a basic (level 1) pilot training airfield. It was assigned to USAAF Gulf Coast Training Center (later Central Flying Training Command). The airport conducted contract basic flying training by McFarland Flying Service. Fairchild PT-19s were the primary trainers used. It also had several PT-17 Stearmans and a few P-40 Warhawks assigned. The flight school also operated two auxiliary airfields in the local area. Unpowered glider pilot training was performed by 21st Army Air Forces Glider Training Detachment from May 1942 until February 1943

The airport was inactivated on October 20, 1944, with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program, and it was declared surplus in 1946. Responsibility for it was given to the War Assets Administration and was eventually acquired by the City of Pittsburg.^[3]

The airport saw airline flights from 1954 to 1960: Ozark Airlines Douglas DC-3s flew between Wichita, KS and St. Louis via Pittsburg, Joplin, and Springfield, MO.^[4]

Facilities

The airport covers 742 acres (300 ha) at an elevation of 946 feet (288 m). It has two asphalt runways: 17/35 is 6,100 by 100 feet (1,859 m × 30 m), and 4/22 is 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 m × 23 m).^[1]

In the year ending August 20, 2019, the airport had 23,700 aircraft operations, average 65 per day: 99% general aviation and <1% military. 29 aircraft were then based at this airport: 20 single-engine, 4 jet, 4 multi-engine, and 1 helicopter.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d FAA Airport Form 5010 for PTS PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective September 7, 2023.
^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.
^ This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
^ timetableimages.com, Ozark Airlines timetables

Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas OCLC 71006954, 29991467
Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites, History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC. OCLC 57007862, 1050653629

External links

Aerial photo as of September 1991 from USGS The National Map
FAA Terminal Procedures for PTS, effective November 28, 2024
Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for PTS
- AirNav airport information for PTS
- ASN accident history for PTS
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for PTS

[FAA-1] FAA Airport Form 5010 for PTS PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective September 7, 2023.

[2] "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.

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

[4] timetableimages.com, Ozark Airlines timetables

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 | operator     =
 | city-served  = [[Pittsburg, Kansas]]
 | location     = <!--if different than above-->
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+| elevation-f  = 946
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+| coordinates  = {{coord|37|26|58|N|94|43|52|W|region:US-KS|display=inline,title}}
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 | pushpin_label_position = left
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 | r1-length-f  = 4,000
 | r1-surface   = Asphalt
-| r2-number    = 16/34
+| r2-number    = 17/35
-| r2-length-f  = 5,500
+| r2-length-f  = 6,100
 | r2-surface   = Asphalt
-| stat-year    = 2009
+| stat-year    = 2019
-| stat1-header = Aircraft operations
+| stat1-header = Aircraft operations (year ending 8/20/2019)
-| stat1-data   = 23,600
+| stat1-data   = 23,700
 | stat2-header = Based aircraft
-| stat2-data   = 38
+| stat2-data   = 29
-| footnotes    = Source: [[Federal Aviation Administration]]<ref name="FAA">{{FAA-airport|ID=PTS|use=PU|own=PU|site=06844.*A}}. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.</ref>
+| footnotes    = Source: [[Federal Aviation Administration]]<ref name="FAA">{{FAA-airport|ID=PTS|use=PU|own=PU|site=06844.*A}}. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective September 7, 2023.</ref>
 }}
-'''Atkinson Municipal Airport''' {{airport codes|PTS|KPTS|PTS}} is a city-owned, public-use [[airport]] located three&nbsp;[[nautical mile]]s (6&nbsp;[[kilometre|km]]) northwest of the [[central business district]] of [[Pittsburg, Kansas|Pittsburg]], a city in [[Crawford County, Kansas]], United States.<ref name="FAA" /> It is included in the [[National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems]] for 2011–2015, which [[FAA airport categories|categorized]] it as a ''[[general aviation]]'' facility.<ref>
+'''Atkinson Municipal Airport''' {{airport codes|PTS|KPTS|PTS}} is three miles northwest of [[Pittsburg, Kansas|Pittsburg]], in [[Crawford County, Kansas]], United States.<ref name="FAA" /> The [[National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems]] for 2011–2015 [[FAA airport categories|categorized]] it as a ''[[general aviation]]'' facility.<ref>
  {{cite web
  |url=http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf
  |title=2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A
  |format=[[PDF]], 2.03 MB
  |work=National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
  |publisher=Federal Aviation Administration
  |date=October 4, 2010
+ |url-status=dead
- |deadurl=yes
  |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927084535/http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf
  |archivedate=2012-09-27
- |df=
 }}
 </ref>
 ==History==
-Established as '''Pittsburg Airport''' in April 1940. Taken over by the [[United States Army Air Force]] on May 25, 1942 as a basic (level&nbsp;1) pilot training airfield. Assigned to USAAF Gulf Coast Training Center (later Central Flying Training Command). Conducted contract basic flying training by McFarland Flying Service. [[Fairchild PT-19]]s were the primary trainers used.  Also had several [[PT-17 Stearman]]s and a few [[P-40 Warhawk]]s assigned. Flight school also operated two auxiliary airfields in the local area. Unpowered glider pilot training was also performed by 21st Army Air Forces Glider Training Detachment from May 1942 until February 1943
+It was established as '''Pittsburg Airport''' in April 1940. It was taken over by the [[United States Army Air Force]] on May 25, 1942, as a basic (level&nbsp;1) pilot training airfield. It was assigned to USAAF Gulf Coast Training Center (later Central Flying Training Command). The airport conducted contract basic flying training by McFarland Flying Service. [[Fairchild PT-19]]s were the primary trainers used. It also had several [[PT-17 Stearman]]s and a few [[P-40 Warhawk]]s assigned. The flight school also operated two auxiliary airfields in the local area. Unpowered glider pilot training was performed by 21st Army Air Forces Glider Training Detachment from May 1942 until February 1943
-Inactivated October 20, 1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program and was declared surplus in 1946. Responsibility for it was given to the War Assets Administration and was eventually acquired by City of Pittsburg.
+The airport was inactivated on October 20, 1944, with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program, and it was declared surplus in 1946. Responsibility for it was given to the War Assets Administration and was eventually acquired by the City of Pittsburg.<ref>{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}</ref>
-<ref>{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}
+The airport saw airline flights from 1954 to 1960: [[Ozark Airlines]] [[Douglas DC-3]]s flew between Wichita, KS and St. Louis via Pittsburg, Joplin, and Springfield, MO.<ref>timetableimages.com, Ozark Airlines timetables</ref>
-* 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
-</ref>
-== Facilities and aircraft ==
+==Facilities==
-Atkinson Municipal Airport covers an area of 742 [[acre]]s (300 [[hectare|ha]]) at an [[elevation]] of 950 feet (290 m) above [[mean sea level]]. It has two [[runway]]s with [[asphalt]] surfaces: 16/34 is 5,500 by 100 feet (1,676 x 30 m) and 4/22 is 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 x 23 m).<ref name="FAA" />
+The airport covers 742 [[acre]]s (300 [[hectare|ha]]) at an elevation of 946 feet (288 m). It has two asphalt runways: 17/35 is {{convert|6100|×|100|ft|m}}, and 4/22 is {{convert|4000|×|75|ft|m}}.<ref name="FAA" />
-For the 12-month period ending June 23, 2009, the airport had 23,600 aircraft operations, an average of 64 per day: 99.6% [[general aviation]] and 0.4% [[military aviation|military]].
+In the year ending August 20, 2019, the airport had 23,700 aircraft operations, average 65 per day: 99% [[general aviation]] and <1% military. 29 aircraft were then based at this airport: 20 single-engine, 4 jet, 4 multi-engine, and 1 helicopter.<ref name="FAA" />
-At that time there were 38 aircraft based at this airport: 66% single-[[aircraft engine|engine]], 18% [[jet aircraft|jet]], 8% multi-engine, 5% [[ultralight]], and 3% [[helicopter]].<ref name="FAA" />
 ==See also==
+{{Portal|Aviation}}
-{{Portal|Military of the United States|United States Air Force}}
 * [[Kansas World War II Army Airfields]]
+* [[List of airports in Kansas]]
 * [[31st Flying Training Wing (World War II)]]
 ==References==
 <references />
+* Manning, Thomas A. (2005), ''History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002''.  Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas {{OCLC|71006954|29991467}}
+* Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), ''Locating Air Force Base Sites, History’s Legacy'', Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC. {{OCLC|57007862|1050653629}}
 ==External links==