Abernathy Municipal Airport is a public use

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, United States. It is owned by the City of Abernathy and located four

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s (5 mi, 7 km) east of its

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History

The Abernathy Municipal Airport was built during World War II and opened in November 1943 as Abernathy Auxiliary Field by the

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as an auxiliary field for nearby Lubbock Army Air Field and South Plains Army Air Field. The field was initially built for use by Lubbock Army Air Field, but following the activation of South Plains Army Air Field, was assigned to that base. In 1944 after the conclusion of training operations at South Plains Army Air Field, Abernathy reverted to Lubbock Army Air Field for the duration of the war. At the end of World War II, The United States military maintained over 5,600 bases stateside and around the world. The field was declared surplus and released to the War Assets Administration for disposal. The field was given to the City of Abernathy for use as a civil airport.

Facilities and aircraft

Abernathy Municipal Airport covers an area of 640

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s (259 ha) at an

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of 3,327 feet (1,014 m) above

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. It has one

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designated 17/35 with an

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surface measuring 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending June 25, 2009, the airport had 600

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aircraft operations, an average of 50 per month.

References

Other sources

* * Manning, Thomas A. (2005), ''History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002''. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas * Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), ''Locating Air Force Base Sites, History’s Legacy'', Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC. * Thole, Lou (1999), ''Forgotten Fields of America : World War II Bases and Training, Then and Now'' - Vol. 2. Publisher: Pictorial Histories Pub,

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Facilities and aircraft

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