Stuttgart Municipal Airport

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Stuttgart Municipal Airport
Stuttgart Municipal Airport AR 2006 USGS.jpg
Characteristics
ICAO code KSGT
IATA code SGT
Coordinates

34 ° 35 '58 "  N , 91 ° 34' 30"  W Coordinates: 34 ° 35 '58 "  N , 91 ° 34' 30"  W.
Height above MSL 68 m (223  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 11.6 km north of Stuttgart
Street AR 11
Basic data
surface 1035 ha
Runways
09/27 1525 m × 46 m concrete
18/36 1833 m × 30 m asphalt, concrete

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The Stuttgart Municipal Airport is located 11.6 km north of Stuttgart, Arkansas in the United States .

history

In October 1942, the United States Army Air Forces set up the Stuttgart Army Airfield north of Stuttgart . For this purpose, two runways and facilities for a total of 6,000 men were built. From October 1942 to May 1943 pilots were trained on the cargo glider Waco CG-4A , after which pilots, including Women Airforce Service Pilots, were trained on various single and multi-engine aircraft. The property also served as a prisoner-of-war camp for German and Italian soldiers . They were used as production assistants on farms in the area. Operations ceased in December 1944 and the site was given over to the War Assets Administration in August 1946 and finally to the City of Stuttgart in 1949. From 1959 to 1978 races were organized annually by the Sports Car Club of America on the appropriately converted airfield.

Today the airport is used for general aviation , especially during the hunting season. The airport is also used by the Air Force for pilot training. During the administration of George W. Bush , Air Force Two landed several times in Stuttgart for hunting trips by US Vice President Dick Cheney .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Steve Rucker: Stuttgart Army Air Field in the Encyclopedia of Arkansas, April 27, 2016, accessed on May 12, 2020.
    UXO Info Stuttgart Army Airfield ( English ) Retrieved October 19, 2009.