Atkinson Municipal Airport
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | City of Pittsburg | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Pittsburg, Kansas | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 950 ft / 290 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°26′58″N 094°43′52″W / 37.44944°N 94.73111°WCoordinates: 37°26′58″N 094°43′52″W / 37.44944°N 94.73111°W | ||||||||||||||
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Atkinson Municipal Airport (IATA: PTS, ICAO: KPTS, FAA LID: PTS) is three miles northwest of Pittsburg, in Crawford County, Kansas, United States.[1] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
History[]
It was established as Pittsburg Airport in April 1940. It was taken over by the United States Army Air Force on May 25, 1942, as a basic (level 1) pilot training airfield. It was assigned to USAAF Gulf Coast Training Center (later Central Flying Training Command). The airport conducted contract basic flying training by McFarland Flying Service. Fairchild PT-19s were the primary trainers used. It also had several PT-17 Stearmans and a few P-40 Warhawks assigned. The flight school also operated two auxiliary airfields in the local area. Unpowered glider pilot training was performed by 21st Army Air Forces Glider Training Detachment from May 1942 until February 1943
The airport was inactivated on October 20, 1944, with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program, and it was declared surplus in 1946. Responsibility for it was given to the War Assets Administration and was eventually acquired by the 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]
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[]
- Kansas World War II Army Airfields
- 31st Flying Training Wing (World War II)
References[]
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for PTS PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- ^ timetableimages.com, Ozark Airlines timetables
- 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[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Atkinson Municipal Airport. |
- Aerial photo as of September 1991 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for PTS, effective January 27, 2022
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for PTS
- AirNav airport information for PTS
- ASN accident history for PTS
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for PTS
- USAAF Contract Flying School Airfields
- Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Kansas
- Airports in Kansas
- Buildings and structures in Crawford County, Kansas
- USAAF Central Flying Training Command
- American Theater of World War II
- Airports established in 1940
- 1940 establishments in Kansas