Coffeyville Municipal Airport

Coordinates: 37°05′39″N 095°34′19″W / 37.09417°N 95.57194°W / 37.09417; -95.57194

Coffeyville Municipal Airport
Coffeyville AAF

2008 USGS airphoto
IATA: CFV – ICAO: KCFV – FAA LID: CFV
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Coffeyville
Serves Coffeyville, Kansas
Location Cherokee Township, Montgomery County, near Coffeyville, Kansas
Elevation AMSL 754 ft / 230 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 5,872 1,790 Asphalt
4/22 4,000 1,219 Asphalt
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations 5,550
Based aircraft 40
Coffeyville MAP
Location

Coffeyville Municipal Airport (IATA: CFV, ICAO: KCFV, FAA LID: CFV) is a city-owned airport four miles northeast of Coffeyville, in Montgomery County, Kansas.[1]

Facilities

The airport covers 1,227 acres (497 ha) and has two asphalt runways: 17/35 is 5,872 x 100 ft (1,790 x 30 m) and 4/22 is 4,000 x 75 ft (1,219 x 23 m).[1]

In the year ending September 19, 2005 the airport had 5,550 aircraft operations, average 15 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% military. 40 aircraft were then based at the airport: 85% single-engine, 10% multi-engine and 5% ultralight.[1]

History

For the World War II use of the airport, see Coffeyville Army Airfield

During World War II the facility was Coffeyville Army Airfield and was a United States Army Air Forces AAF Flying Training Command training field 1942-1945.

Aircraft operated were Vultee BT-13A Valiants, BT-14s and BT-15s. The airfield performed Basic Pilot School instruction, the second phase of the three phase training program for pilots.

The facility was closed and turned over to civil authorities in 1947; Continental DC-3s stopped there in the 1950s.

During the 1950's, Continental Can Company leased the hangars at the airport and was a subcontractor for a major defense builder, Boeing Corportation. CCC built bomb doors for B-52 Stratofortresses. This operation ceased in 1958 with the completion of the B-52 defense contract. Up to this time period, Coffeyville was a very industrious small city in southeastern Kansas. This plant closing along with the closing of other industries was a severe blow to Coffeyville's financial health in the late 50's and early 60's.

But during the it's heyday, Coffeyville had a dairy, Page Milk Company: an oilfield drilling rig company, Parkersburg; two railroad yards and maintenance operations, ATSF & Katy; a biick company and terra cota roofing tile company, Ludawece Celadon; a cast iron casting company, and a large oil refinery, Co-Op; and on the northwest outskirts was also a large smelter. With the exception of the oil refinery, which only has a small operation today, all other industries are gone.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for CFV (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20

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