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"Tuskegee Airport" redirects here. For the airport formerly used by the Tuskegee Airmen, see Sharpe Field.
Moton Field Municipal Airport 
NAIP aerial image, 2006 IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: 06A Summary Airport type Public Owner City of Tuskegee Serves Tuskegee, Alabama Elevation AMSL 264 ft / 80 m Coordinates 32°27′38″N 085°40′48″W / 32.46056°N 85.68°W Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 13/31 5,005 1,526 Asphalt Statistics (2009) Aircraft operations 19,530 Based aircraft 9 Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] Moton Field Municipal Airport (FAA LID: 06A) is a public-use airport located three nautical miles (3.5 mi, 5.6 km) north of the central business district of Tuskegee, a city in Macon County, Alabama, United States. The airport is owned by the City of Tuskegee.[1] It is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
Moton Field is home to the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site.[3]
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History
The Hangar One Museum at the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site at Moton Field in Tuskegee, Alabama.
Moton Field, built between 1940 and 1942, was named for Robert Russa Moton, the second president of the Tuskegee Institute. Pre-flight training was conducted on the campus of Tuskegee Institute. Moton Field was the site for the primary flight training facility for the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II. Basic and Advanced flight training was done at the nearby Tuskegee Army Air Field, also known as Sharpe Field.[4]
In 1972, the City of Tuskegee took ownership of Moton Field and continues to operate it as a municipal airport. [5] [6] [7]
Facilities and aircraft
Moton Field Municipal Airport covers an area of 275 acres (111 ha) at an elevation of 264 feet (80 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,005 by 100 feet (1,526 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 9, 2009, the airport had 19,530 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 53 per day. At that time there were 9 aircraft based at this airport: 100% single-engine.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for 06A (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 30 June 2011.
- ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015: Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 4 October 2010.
- ^ Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site at the National Park Service website
- ^ Legends of Tuskegee: The Tuskegee Airmen: Moton Field
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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
- FAA Terminal Procedures for 06A, effective 20 October 2011
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for 06A
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 06A
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- Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Alabama
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- Transportation in Macon County, Alabama
- Alabama airport stubs
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