Clarksville–Montgomery County Regional Airport
(John F. Outlaw Field),
or simply Outlaw Field,
is seven miles northwest of
Clarksville, in
Montgomery County Montgomery County may refer to:
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,
Tennessee, United States.
It is owned by the city of Clarksville and Montgomery County
and is near
Fort Campbell.
History
It opened in 1937 as a private airport. It was taken over by the
United States Army Air Corps during
World War II and became known as Clarksville Army Airfield. It was established as a sub-base for the larger
Campbell Army Airfield in
Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and was activated on 1 June 1942 as a primary basic flying training (level 1) airfield. It conducted flying training until inactivated on 31 October 1945. It remained inactive until transferred to
USAF Tactical Air Command
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on 31 March 1946 and remained under USAF control until 1959 when the Air Force turned over all airport facilities to the
United States Army.
In 1960 it returned to public airport status.
Ozark Airlines provided commercial air service to Clarksville from 1955 through 1979. Flights were flown to Nashville and St. Louis, the latter with stops enroute.
Southern Airways briefly served Clarksville in 1962 with flights to Nashville and Memphis, the latter with two stops enroute.
Air Kentucky
Air Kentucky was a commuter airline based in Owensboro, Kentucky. It was also known for a time as Owensboro Aviation. It began operations in 1974, and joined the Allegheny Commuter system for Allegheny Airlines, and later USAir Express. The airlin ...
then served Clarksville from 1980 through 1985. In 1981 Air Kentucky became
Allegheny Commuter, a code-share feeder carrier for
USAir. Service was provided to Nashville.
Commuter airline Prime Air was the final carrier at Clarksville from 1985 through 1989, initially with flights to Nashville followed by one-stop flights to St. Louis.
Facilities
Outlaw Field covers at an
elevation of 550 feet (168 m). It has two
asphalt runways: 17/35 is 5,999 by 100 feet (1,828 x 30 m) and 5/23 is 4,004 by 100 feet.
For the 12-month period ending July 1, 2020, the airport had 32,475 aircraft operations, average 89 per day: 80%
general aviation, 17% military and 3%
air taxi. 86 aircraft were then based at the airport: 75 single-engine, 5 multi-engine, 1 jet and 5
helicopter.
In 2017, a $12.9 million modernization project began. It included the reconstruction of Runway 17-35 and the parallel taxiway, modernization of the airfield lighting and NAVAIDS, and improvement of drainage features. The modernization project was completed in 2019 and allows for heavier aircraft to utilize the airport.
Future
The terminal was reconstructed in 2011; groundbreaking was on December 17, 2010. The terminal was fully reconstructed by spring 2012.
See also
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List of airports in Tennessee
This is a list of airports in Tennessee (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location. It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that ...
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Tennessee World War II Army Airfields
References
External links
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1937 establishments in Tennessee
Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Tennessee
Airports in Tennessee
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Buildings and structures in Montgomery County, Tennessee
USAAF Contract Flying School Airfields
Airports established in 1937
Transportation in Montgomery County, Tennessee