Bloyer Field
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | City of Tomah | ||||||||||
Serves | Tomah, Wisconsin | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 966 ft / 294 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 43°58′34″N 090°28′50″W / 43.97611°N 90.48056°WCoordinates: 43°58′34″N 090°28′50″W / 43.97611°N 90.48056°W | ||||||||||
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Bloyer Field (FAA LID: Y72) is a city owned public use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) east of the central business district of Tomah, a city in Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It provides general aviation service.
History[]
First known as Tomah Army Airfield Technical School, it was activated on November 30, 1942 to conduct technical training for United States Army Air Forces. 1000 Technical School Squadron (Special) provided technical training included radio interception techniques, radio maintenance and operations to personnel. It functioned as a sub-base of Radio school at Truax Army Airfield at Madison, itself part of Central (later Eastern) Technical Training Command. The school was inactivated on April 1, 1944. The facility was transferred to Air Technical Service Command on April 30, 1944. It was transferred as inactive to the US Army Corps of Engineers on April 1, 1946 for disposition.
The airfield was turned over to civil control though the War Assets Administration (WAA).
Facilities and aircraft[]
Bloyer Field covers an area of 160 acres (65 ha) at an elevation of 966 feet (294 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 7/25 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,900 by 75 feet (1,189 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending June 7, 2016, the airport had 7,150 aircraft operations, an average of 20 per day: 98% general aviation, 1% military and less than 1% air taxi.
In November 2018, there were 7 aircraft based at this airport: 5 single-engine, 1 multi-engine and 1 ultralight.[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for Y72 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective November 8, 2018.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- 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[]
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for Y72
- AirNav airport information for Y72
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for Y72
- Airports in Wisconsin
- Buildings and structures in Monroe County, Wisconsin
- 1942 establishments in Wisconsin
- Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Wisconsin
- Airports established in 1942