- Crookston Municipal Airport
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Crookston Municipal Airport
Kirkwood Field
1991 USGS Photo IATA: CKN – ICAO: KCKN – FAA LID: CKN Summary Airport type Public Owner City of Crookston Serves Crookston, Minnesota Location Lowell Township, Polk County, near Crookston, Minnesota Elevation AMSL 899 ft / 274 m Coordinates 47°50′27″N 096°37′18″W / 47.84083°N 96.62167°W Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 13/31 4,300 1,311 Asphalt 17/35 2,977 907 Turf 6/24 2,096 639 Turf Statistics (2006) Aircraft operations 20,150 Based aircraft 38 Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] Crookston Municipal Airport (IATA: CKN, ICAO: KCKN, FAA LID: CKN), also known as Kirkwood Field, is a city-owned public-use airport located four nautical miles (7 km) north of the central business district of Crookston, a city in Polk County, Minnesota, United States.[1]
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History
Provided contract glider training to the United States Army Air Forces, 1942-1944. Training provided by L. Millar-Wittig. Had turf 5,000' all-way airfield for landings and takeoffs. Used primarily C-47 Skytrains and Waco CG-4 unpowered Gliders. The mission of the school was to train glider pilot students in proficiency in operation of gliders in various types of towed and soaring flight, both day and night, and in servicing of gliders in the field.
Facilities and aircraft
Crookston Municipal Airport covers an area of 633 acres (256 ha) at an elevation of 899 feet (274 m) above mean sea level. It has three runways: 13/31 is 4,300 by 75 feet (1,311 x 23 m) with an asphalt surface; 17/35 is 2,977 by 202 feet (907 x 62 m) with an turf surface; 6/24 is 2,096 by 202 feet (639 x 62 m) with a turf surface.[1]
For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2006, the airport had 20,150 aircraft operations, an average of 55 per day: 94% general aviation, 5% air taxi and <1% military. At that time there were 38 aircraft based at this airport: 97% single-engine and 3% multi-engine.[1]
See also
References
- Other sources
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of 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
- Crookston Municipal Airport (Kirkwood Field) at Minnesota DOT airport directory
- FAA Terminal Procedures for CKN, effective 20 October 2011
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for CKN
- ASN accident history for CKN
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for CKN
Army Air Forces Training CommandFlying Training Flying Schools Eastern Flying Training Command · Central Flying Training Command · Western Flying Training CommandSpecialized Schools Bombardier · Contract Flying · Glider Training · Gunnery · Navigator
Technical Training Eastern Technical Training Command · Central Technical Training Command · Western Technical Training CommandCategories:- 1942 establishments
- USAAF Contract Flying School Airfields
- USAAF Glider Training Airfields
- Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Minnesota
- Airports in Minnesota
- Buildings and structures in Polk County, Minnesota
- Transportation in Polk County, Minnesota
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