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Artesia Municipal Airport
Artesia Municipal Airport
	1997 USGS Photo
	IATA: ATS; ICAO: KATS;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Artesia
Location	Artesia, New Mexico
Elevation AMSL	3,541 ft / 1,079 m
Coordinates	32°51′09″N 104°28′03″W / 32.85250°N 104.46750°W
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Artesia Municipal Airport (IATA: ATS, ICAO: KATS) is a public airport located approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Artesia, New Mexico. It provides general aviation service.

History

During 1943 and 1944 was used by the United States Army Air Forces as a contract glider training airfield. Big Spring Flying Service provided instruction. Used primarily C-47 Skytrains and Waco CG-4 unpowered Gliders.

Inactivated on 8 September 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 returned to being a civil airport.

References

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

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

External links

The WW II Glider Pilots
Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KATS
- ASN accident history for ATS
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KATS
- FAA current ATS delay information

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 ==History==
+During 1943 and 1944 was used by the [[United States Army Air Forces]] as a contract glider training airfield. Big Spring Flying Service provided instruction. Used primarily [[C-47 Skytrain]]s and [[Waco CG-4]] unpowered Gliders.
+Inactivated on 8 September 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 returned to being a civil airport.
 ==See also==