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Moultrie Municipal Airport 
IATA: MGR – ICAO: KMGR Summary Airport type Public Owner Public Operator City of Moultrie Serves Moultrie, Georgia Location Colquitt County, near Moultrie, Georgia Elevation AMSL 294 ft / 89.6 m Coordinates 31°05′05.7″N 083°48′11.7″W / 31.084917°N 83.80325°WCoordinates: 31°05′05.7″N 083°48′11.7″W / 31.084917°N 83.80325°W Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 16/34 53,878 1,182 Asphalt Moultrie Municipal Airport (IATA: MGR, ICAO: KMGR) is a public airport located 6 miles south of Moultrie, Georgia. The airport serves the general aviation community, with no scheduled commercial airline service.
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History
Moultrie Airport was built sometime before World War II. During the war, it was used as an auxiliary training airfield for Spence Army Airfield, located a few miles to the northeast. Known as Spence AAF Auxiliary No. 3 It hosted the 455th School Squadron (Special) beginning on 1 August 1941 while still being used as a civil airport.
The airfield was released from military use on 15 December 1945 and returned to full civil use as a public airport.
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References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.- 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
- Moultrie Municipal Airport at airnav.com
External links
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KMGR
- ASN accident history for MGR
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KMGR
- FAA current MGR delay information
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- Southern United States airport stubs
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