Pueblo Memorial Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Pueblo Memorial Airport

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IATA = PUB
ICAO = KPUB
FAA = PUB
type = Public
owner = City of Pueblo
operator =
city-served = Pueblo, Colorado
location =
elevation-f = 4,726
elevation-m = 1,440
website =
r1-number = 8L/26R
r1-length-f = 10,496
r1-length-m = 3,199
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 17/35
r2-length-f = 8,308
r2-length-m = 2,532
r2-surface = Asphalt
r3-number = 8R/26L
r3-length-f = 4,073
r3-length-m = 1,241
r3-surface = Asphalt
stat-year = 2006
stat1-header = Aircraft operations
stat1-data = 88,715
stat2-header = Based aircraft
stat2-data = 75
footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation AdministrationFAA-airport|ID=PUB|use=PU|own=PU|site=02709.*A, effective 2007-10-25]

Pueblo Memorial Airport Airport codes|PUB|KPUB|PUB is a city-owned public-use airport located five miles (8 km) east of the central business district of Pueblo, a city in Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. It is mostly used for general aviation, but is also served by one commercial airline. Service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

Pueblo Memorial Airport is also home to the United States Air Force's Initial Flight Screening (IFS) program, under command of Air Education and Training Command (AETC), began operations on 1 October 2006. Doss Aviation, under contract with the USAF, will conduct flight screening for between 1300 and 1700 USAF 2nd Lieutenants annually. As the Gateway to USAF Aviation, Doss will provide initial flying training allowing students to successfully transition to Undergraduate Flying Training (Pilot and Combat Systems Officer) at one of several Air Force bases throughout the United States. The 45 acre IFS campus is located immediately adjacent to the Pueblo Memorial Airport, Pueblo, Colorado. See #4 on the bottom for reference.

Facilities and aircraft

Pueblo Memorial Airport covers an area of 3,872 acres (1,567 ha) which contains three runways: [http://www.pueblo.us/cgi-bin/gt/tpl_page.html,template=12&content=1186 Pueblo Memorial Airport: General Information] ]
* Runway 8L/26R: 10,496 x 150 ft (3,199 x 46 m), the primary commercial service runway.
* Runway 17/35: 8,308 x 150 ft (2,532 x 46 m), a crosswind runway.
* Runway 8R/26L: 4,073 x 75 ft (1,241 x 23 m), for use by small aircraft.

Runways 8L/26R and 17/35 are constructed of asphalt with a porous friction course overlay to improve surface drainage and increase aircraft braking action. Runway 8R/26L has a 3-4 inch asphalt overlay on convert|7|in|mm of Portland cement concrete.

For the 12-month period ending January 31, 2006, the airport had 88,715 aircraft operations, an average of 243 per day: 62% general aviation, 32% military, 6% air taxi and <1% scheduled commercial. There are 75 aircraft based at this airport: 76% single-engine, 13% multi-engine, 8% jet, 1% helicopter and 1% glider (1).

Airline and destination

* Great Lakes Airlines (Denver/Liberal)

Military History

First constructed in 1941 as the Pueblo Army Air Base, it was used as an advanced flying school to train B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator four engine heavy bomber crews. It was under the command of the United States Army Air Force Second Air Force 360th Army Air Force Base Unit. Known bomb groups which trained or based at Pueblo were:

* 94th Bombardment Group (B-17) Jan - Apr 1943
* 302d Bombardment Group (B-24) 30 Sep 1942 - 1 Dec 1942
* 351st Bombardment Group (B-17) 1 Mar - 12 Apr 1943
* 381st Bombardment Group (B-17) 5 Apr - 9 May 1943
* 400th Bombardment Group (B-17) 2 May - 31 July 1943
* 466th Bombardment Group (B-24) 25 Jul - 15 August 1945
* 469th Bombardment Group (B-24) 1 - 7 May 1943
* 471st Bombardment Group (B-24) 7 May 1943 - 28 Jan 1944

The history of the Air Base is preserved with the Pueblo Historical Aircraft Society and its Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum. [ [http://staff.colostate-pueblo.edu/geri.koncilja/armybase/index.html Colo State's Pueblo Army Airbase Website] ]

In 1948, it was handed over to the City of Pueblo for commercial and public use. In the 1960s the main east-west runway (8/26) was extended from 6,000' to 10,000' to accommodate jet aircraft.

Today, Pueblo Memorial Airport is now the home of the United States Air Force Initial Flight Screening (IFS) program, under command of Air Education and Training Command (AETC), which began operations on October 1 2006. Doss Aviation, under contract with the USAF conducts flight screening for between 1300 and 1700 USAF 2nd Lieutenants annually. As the Gateway to USAF Aviation, Doss will provide initial flying training allowing students to successfully transition to Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT) (Pilot and Combat System Officer) at one of several AETC Air Force bases throughout the United States. [ [http://www.dossifs.com/ DOSS Initial Flight Screening Company Website] ]

ee also

* Colorado World War II Army Airfields

References

External links

* [http://www.pueblo.us/cgi-bin/gt/tpl_page.html,template=18&content=831 Pueblo Memorial Airport] at the City of Pueblo website
* [http://www.colorado-aeronautics.org/Pueblo.htm Pueblo Memorial Airport] at the Colorado DOT website
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*FAA-diagram|00334
*US-airport|PUB