Clarksville–Montgomery County Regional Airport

Clarksville–Montgomery County Regional Airport[1] (IATA: CKV, ICAO: KCKV, FAA LID: CKV) (John F. Outlaw Field)[1] or simply Outlaw Field,[2] is seven miles northwest of Clarksville, in Montgomery County, Tennessee.[2] It is owned by the city of Clarksville and Montgomery County[2] and is near Fort Campbell.

Clarksville–Montgomery County Regional Airport

John F. Outlaw Field
USGS image 27 March 1992
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Clarksville & Montgomery County
ServesClarksville, Tennessee
Elevation AMSL550 ft / 168 m
Coordinates36°37′19″N 087°24′54″W
Websitewww.clarksvilleairport.com
Map
Outlaw Field
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 6,000 1,829 Asphalt
5/23 4,004 1,220 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations20,600
Based aircraft40
Sources: airport web site[1] and FAA[2]

History

It opened in 1937 as a private airport. It was taken over by the United States Army Air Corps during World War II and became known as Clarksville Army Airfield. It was established as a sub-base for the larger Campbell Army Airfield in Fort Campbell, Kentucky and was activated on 1 June 1942 as a primary basic flying training (level 1) airfield. It conducted flying training until inactivated on 31 October 1945. It remained inactive until transferred to USAF Tactical Air Command on 31 March 1946 and remained under USAF control until 1959 when the Air Force turned over all airport facilities to the United States Army. In 1960 it returned to public airport status[3][4][5]

Ozark Airlines stopped at Clarksville 1955 to 1979.

Facilities

Outlaw Field covers 452 acres (183 ha) at an elevation of 550 feet (168 m). It has two asphalt runways: 17/35 is 6,000 by 100 feet (1,829 x 30 m) and 5/23 is 4,004 by 100 feet.[2]

December 15, 2009 the airport had 20,600 aircraft operations, average 56 per day: 89% general aviation, 10% military and 1% air taxi. 40 aircraft were then based at the airport: 75% single-engine, 20% multi-engine, 2.5% jet and 2.5% helicopter.[2]

In 2017, a $12.9 million modernization project began. It included the reconstruction of Runway 17-35, the parallel taxiway, modernization of the airfield lighting and NAVAIDS, and improved drainage features.

Future

The terminal was reconstructed in 2011; ground breaking was on December 17, 2010. The terminal was fully reconstructed by spring 2012.

See also

References
  1. Clarksville–Montgomery County Regional Airport (John F. Outlaw Field), official web site
  2. FAA Airport Form 5010 for CKV PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 8 April 2010.
  3.  This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
  4. 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.
  5. 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
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