Coleman Municipal Airport

Coleman Municipal Airport (IATA: COM, ICAO: KCOM) is an airport two miles northeast of Coleman, Texas.

Coleman Municipal Airport
1994 USGS Photo
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Coleman
LocationColeman, Texas
Elevation AMSL1,697 ft / 517 m
Coordinates31°50′28″N 099°24′12″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 4,503 1,373 Asphalt
Coleman Flying School 1943 Classbookl

History

Opened on 1 October 1941. Began training United States Army Air Corps flying cadets under contract to Coleman Flying School under 304th Flying Training Detachment. Assigned to United States Army Air Forces Gulf Coast Training Center (later Central Flying Training Command) as a primary (level 1) pilot training airfield. had four local axillary airfields for emergency and overflow landings. Flying training was performed with Fairchild PT-19s as the primary trainer. Also had several PT-17 Stearmans assigned.

Inactivated on 16 October 1944, with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program. Declared surplus and turned over to the Army Corps of Engineers on 30 September 1945. Eventually discharged to the War Assets Administration (WAA) and became a civil airport.

Airline flights (Trans-Texas DC-3s) ended in 1957.

See also

References

 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
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