Demopolis Army Air Field
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Demopolis Army Airfield | |||||||||||
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| File:Demopolis Municipal Airport.jpg NAIP aerial image, 18 August 2006 | |||||||||||
| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | United States Army | ||||||||||
| Serves | Demopolis, Alabama | ||||||||||
| Location | Marengo County, Alabama | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 112 ft / 34 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | ||||||||||
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| Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 411: Malformed coordinates value. | |||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||
Demopolis Army Airfield is a former United States Army facility located six nautical miles (7 mi, 11 km) southwest of the central business district of Demopolis, a city in Marengo County, Alabama, United States.[1]
History
[edit | edit source]During World War II the airfield was built by the United States Army Air Forces and opened in October 1943. It was assigned to Third Air Force. It was used to train pilots as an axillary airfield to the group and replacement training center at Key Field, Mississippi. With the end of the war in September 1945, activities at Demopolis Army Airfield were diminished. The airfield was returned to civil control in 1946 and is now known as Demopolis Municipal Airport.[2]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for DYA PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 25 August 2011.
- ^ Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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