Atkinson Municipal Airport

Atkinson Municipal Airport (IATA: PTS, ICAO: KPTS, FAA LID: PTS) is three miles northwest of Pittsburg, in Crawford County, Kansas.[1] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Atkinson Municipal Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Pittsburg
ServesPittsburg, Kansas
Elevation AMSL950 ft / 290 m
Coordinates37°26′58″N 094°43′52″W
Map
PTS
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 4,000 1,219 Asphalt
16/34 5,500 1,676 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations23,600
Based aircraft38

History

Established as Pittsburg Airport in April 1940. Taken over by the United States Army Air Force on May 25, 1942, as a basic (level 1) pilot training airfield. Assigned to USAAF Gulf Coast Training Center (later Central Flying Training Command). Conducted contract basic flying training by McFarland Flying Service. Fairchild PT-19s were the primary trainers used. Also had several PT-17 Stearmans and a few P-40 Warhawks assigned. Flight school also operated two auxiliary airfields in the local area. Unpowered glider pilot training was also performed by 21st Army Air Forces Glider Training Detachment from May 1942 until February 1943

Inactivated October 20, 1944, with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program and was declared surplus in 1946. Responsibility for it was given to the War Assets Administration and was eventually acquired by City of Pittsburg. [3]

The airport saw airline flights from 1954 to 1960: Ozark Airlines Douglas DC-3s flew between Wichita, KS and St. Louis via Pittsburg, Joplin, and Springfield, MO.[4]

  • 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

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Facilities

The airport covers 742 acres (300 ha) at an elevation of 950 feet (290 m). It has two asphalt runways: 16/34 is 5,500 by 100 feet (1,676 m × 30 m), and 4/22 is 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 m × 23 m).[1]

In the year ending June 23, 2009, the airport had 23,600 aircraft operations, average 64 per day: 99.6% general aviation and 0.4% military.38 aircraft were then based at this airport: 66% single-engine, 18% jet, 8% multi-engine, 5% ultralight, and 3% helicopter.[1]

See also

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for PTS PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.
  3.  This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
  4. timetableimages.com, Ozark Airlines timetables


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