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| name = Fort Sumner Municipal Airport |
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| image = Fort Sumner Municipal Airport-NM-5Mar1997-USGS.jpg |
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| caption = 1997 USGS Photo |
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| IATA = FSU |
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| type = Public |
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| owner = Village of Fort Sumner |
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| location = Fort Sumner, New Mexico |
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| elevation-f = 4,165 |
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| elevation-m = 1,269 |
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| coordinates = {{Coord|34|29|16|N|104|12|57|W|display=inline,title}} |
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| r1-number = 03/21 |
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| r1-length-f = 5,800 |
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| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]] |
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| r3-number = 00/18 |
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| r3-surface = *Closed* |
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Built in 1942, during [[World War II]], the airport was known as '''Fort Sumner Army Airfield''' and was used as a training base by the [[Army Air Forces Training Command]]. |
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Opened in February 1941, during [[World War II]], the facility was rebuilt in 1942 by the [[United States Army Air Force]] and assigned to the AAF FLying Training Command West Coast Training Center known as '''Fort Sumner Army Airfield'''. The flying cadets at the airfield were trained in advanced twin engine aircraft as phase three of their pilot training. The airfield had two auxiliary landing fields located at Taiban and Tucmcari, New Mexico. The facility later became a Prisoner of War Camp in March, 1944 as pilot training was phasing down. |
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On 6 August 1944, the airfield was transferred to [[Second Air Force]], where it became a replacement facility for [[B-17 Flying Fortress]] and [[B-24 Liberator]] crew training. |
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The facility was inactivated on 15 November 1945 and returned to civil control. It is now a public airport providing [[general aviation]] service. |
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The airport retains the large parking ramp from its training use with one of the large wartime hangars still in use. Two of the three wartime runways are still in use, the 00/18 runway now abandoned. The containment area street pattern still exists, with large numbers of foundations of wartime buildings still in evidence, including the foundations of a large cluster of what were probably the barracks of the POW Camp on the north side of the station. |
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* [[New Mexico World War II Army Airfields]] |
* [[New Mexico World War II Army Airfields]] |
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* 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. |
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==External links== |
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{{US-airport|FSU}} |
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{{USAAF 2d Air Force World War II}} |
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{{USAAF Training Bases World War II}} |
{{USAAF Training Bases World War II}} |
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[[Category:USAAF Second Air Force Heavy Bombardment Training Stations]] |
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[[Category:USAAF Second Air Force Heavy Bombardment Training Stations]] |
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[[Category:Defunct World War II USAAF Fields]] |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Village of Fort Sumner | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Fort Sumner, New Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,165 ft / 1,269 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°29′16″N 104°12′57″W / 34.48778°N 104.21583°W | ||||||||||||||||||
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Fort Sumner Municipal Airport (IATA: FSU) is a public airport located approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Fort Sumner, New Mexico.
Opened in February 1941, during World War II, the facility was rebuilt in 1942 by the United States Army Air Force and assigned to the AAF FLying Training Command West Coast Training Center known as Fort Sumner Army Airfield. The flying cadets at the airfield were trained in advanced twin engine aircraft as phase three of their pilot training. The airfield had two auxiliary landing fields located at Taiban and Tucmcari, New Mexico. The facility later became a Prisoner of War Camp in March, 1944 as pilot training was phasing down.
On 6 August 1944, the airfield was transferred to Second Air Force, where it became a replacement facility for B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator crew training.
The facility was inactivated on 15 November 1945 and returned to civil control. It is now a public airport providing general aviation service.
The airport retains the large parking ramp from its training use with one of the large wartime hangars still in use. Two of the three wartime runways are still in use, the 00/18 runway now abandoned. The containment area street pattern still exists, with large numbers of foundations of wartime buildings still in evidence, including the foundations of a large cluster of what were probably the barracks of the POW Camp on the north side of the station.
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.
External links
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KFSU
- ASN accident history for FSU
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KFSU
- FAA current FSU delay information
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