| Coffeyville Municipal Airport | |||
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| IATA: CFV – ICAO: KCFV – FAA: CFV | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | City of Coffeyville | ||
| Serves | 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 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Coffeyville Municipal Airport (IATA: CFV, ICAO: KCFV, FAA LID: CFV) is a city-owned public-use airport located four miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of Coffeyville, a city in Montgomery County, Kansas, United States. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an Airport, navigation aid, or Weather station, and is used for manned Coffeyville is a City situated along the Verdigris River in the southeastern part of Montgomery County, located in Southeast Kansas The term above mean sea level ( AMSL) refers to the Elevation (on the ground or Altitude (in the Air) of any object relative to the A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A runway ( RWY) is a strip of land on an Airport, on which Aircraft can take off and land. A runway ( RWY) is a strip of land on an Airport, on which Aircraft can take off and land. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International The Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA) is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation with authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around The Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA) is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation with authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an Airport, navigation aid, or Weather station, and is used for manned An airport is a location where Aircraft such as airplanes, Helicopters and blimps take off and land The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A central business district ( CBD) is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city Coffeyville is a City situated along the Verdigris River in the southeastern part of Montgomery County, located in Southeast Kansas Montgomery County (county code MG) is a county located in southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. Kansas ( is a Midwestern state in the central region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the American " The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [1]
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History
During World War II, the facilty was known as Coffeyville Army Airfield and was used as a United States Army Air Forces Second Air Force training field from 1942 though 1945. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United States Army Air Forces ( USAAF) was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II. Second Air Force is an intermediate echelon Numbered air force of the United States Air Force Air Education and Training Command. The 366th Army Air Force Base Unit (366th AAFBU) was the host unit at the airfield which performed intermediate flight training for aviation cadets.
Aircraft operated were Vultee BT-13A Valiants, BT-14s and BT-15s. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The difference being that the BT-14 and BT-15 had more powerful engines. The BT-13 was the basic trainer flown by most pilots during WWII. It was the second phase of the three phase training program for pilots.
Coffeyville AAF also operated 4 auxiliary airfields in the area. The facility was closed and turned over to civil authorities at the end of the war and it was turned into a civil airport.
Facilities and aircraft
Coffeyville Municipal Airport covers an area of 1,227 acres (497 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 17/35 measuring 5,872 x 100 ft. The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U Explanation The hectare is commonly used in most countries around the world especially in domains concerned with land planning and management such as Agriculture, Asphalt ( is a sticky black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude Petroleums and in some natural deposits sometimes termed asphaltum A runway ( RWY) is a strip of land on an Airport, on which Aircraft can take off and land. (1,790 x 30 m) and 4/22 measuring 4,000 x 75 ft. (1,219 x 23 m). [1]
For the 12-month period ending September 19, 2005, the airport had 5,550 aircraft operations, an average of 15 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% military. General aviation (abbr GA) is one of two categories of Civil aviation. Military aviation is the use of Aircraft and other flying machines for the purposes of conducting or enabling warfare including national airlift ( Cargo) capacity At that time there were 40 aircraft based at this airport: 85% single-engine, 10% multi-engine and 5% ultralight. An aircraft engine is a Propulsion system for an Aircraft. Aircraft engines are almost always a type of lightweight Internal combustion engine. [1]
See also
References
External links
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KCFV
- ASN accident history for CFV
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KCFV
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