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Atkinson Municipal Airport
1991 USGS photo
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Pittsburg
ServesPittsburg, Kansas
Elevation AMSL950 ft / 290 m
Coordinates37°26′58″N 094°43′52″W / 37.44944°N 94.73111°W / 37.44944; -94.73111
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 5,500 1,676 Asphalt
4/22 4,001 1,220 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations23,600
Based aircraft41

Atkinson Municipal Airport (IATA: PTS, ICAO: KPTS, FAA LID: PTS) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) northwest of the central business district of Pittsburg, a city in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. It is owned by the City of Pittsburg.[1]

Facilities and aircraft

Atkinson Municipal Airport covers an area of 742 acres (300 ha) at an elevation of 950 feet (290 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 16/34 measures 5,500 by 100 feet (1,676 x 30 m) and 4/22 is 4,001 by 75 feet (1,220 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending September 11, 2007, the airport had 23,600 aircraft operations, an average of 64 per day: 99.6% general aviation and 0.4% military. At that time there were 41 aircraft based at this airport: 68% single-engine, 7% multi-engine, 17% jet, 2% helicopter and 5% ultralight.[1]

History

Established as Pittsburg Airport in April 1940. Taken over by the United States Army Air Force on 25 May 1942 as a basic (level 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-19s were the primary trainer used. Also had several PT-17 Stearmans and a few P-40 Warhawks assigned. Flight school also operated two auxillary airfields in the local area. Unpowered glider pilot training was also performed by 21st Army Air Forces Glider Training Detachment from May 1942 until Feburary 1943

Inactivated 20 October 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.

See also

References

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
  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for PTS PDF, effective 2009-07-02.
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