| Bloyer Field | |||
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| 1999 USGS Photo | |||
| IATA: MIO – ICAO: none | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | City of Tomah | ||
| Location | Tomah, Wisconsin | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 966 ft / 294 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 07/25 | 3,900 | 1,189 | Asphalt |
Bloyer Field (IATA: Y72) is a public airport located approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Tomah, Wisconsin. It provides general aviation service.
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Activated 30 November 1942. Conducted technical training for United States Army Air Force. Known as Tomah Army Airfield Technical School. 1000 Technical School Squadron (Special) provided technical training included radio interception techniques; radio maintenance and operations to personnel. Functioned as a sub-base of Radio school at Truax Army Airfield at Madison. School inactivated on 1 April 1944. Facility transferred to Air Technical Service Command 30 April 1944. Transferred as inactive to the US Army Corps of Engineers on 1 April 1946 for disposition.
The airfield was turned over to civil control though the War Assets Administration (WAA).
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
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