Brewton Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use

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located south of the

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of Brewton, a city in Escambia County,

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. Originally constructed by the

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during World War II as an auxiliary field to the

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complex, it was later redesignated as Navy Outlying Landing Field (NOLF) Brewton before being conveyed to the city of Brewton as a public use facility. Although under civilian ownership, the airfield still functions concurrently as NOLF Brewton and is used by Navy training aircraft located at

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, Florida. According to the FAA's

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for 2009–2013, it is categorized as a ''

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'' facility.National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
for 2009–2013
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. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.

Facilities and aircraft

Brewton Municipal Airport covers an area of which contains three

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paved

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s: Runway 6/24 is 5,135 x 150 feet (1,565 x 46 meters); Runway 12/30 is 5,066 x 150 feet (1,544 x 46 meters) and Runway 18/36 is 4,100 x 150 feet (1,250 x 46 meters). For the 12-month period ending June 29, 2007 the airport had 165,500

/military aircraft operations.

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* {{AL Airport Airports in Alabama Transportation buildings and structures in Escambia County, Alabama