| Moton Field Municipal Airport | |||
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| NAIP aerial image, 2006 | |||
| IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: 06A | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | City of Tuskegee | ||
| Serves | Tuskegee, Alabama | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 264 ft / 80 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 13/31 | 5,005 | 1,526 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2009) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 19,530 | ||
| Based aircraft | 9 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Moton Field Municipal Airport (FAA LID: 06A) is a public-use airport located three nautical miles (3.5 mi, 5.6 km) north of the central business district of Tuskegee, a city in Macon County, Alabama, United States. The airport is owned by the City of Tuskegee.[1] It is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
Moton Field is home to the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site.[3]
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Moton Field, built between 1940 and 1942, was named for Robert Russa Moton, the second president of the Tuskegee Institute. Pre-flight training was conducted on the campus of Tuskegee Institute. Moton Field was the site for the primary flight training facility for the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II. Basic and Advanced flight training was done at the nearby Tuskegee Army Air Field, also known as Sharpe Field.[4]
In 1972, the City of Tuskegee took ownership of Moton Field and continues to operate it as a municipal airport. [5] [6] [7]
Moton Field Municipal Airport covers an area of 275 acres (111 ha) at an elevation of 264 feet (80 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,005 by 100 feet (1,526 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 9, 2009, the airport had 19,530 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 53 per day. At that time there were 9 aircraft based at this airport: 100% single-engine.[1]
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