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Madras Municipal Airport , formerly City-County Airport, is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) northwest of the
Originally known as Madras Army Air Field, this was a World War II Army Air Corps training base for
Airport/Industrial Park
page at City of Madras website
Madras Dragstrip
- located on south end of airport
Aerial photo as of 26 July 2000
from USGS '' The National Map'' * * {{authority control Airports in Jefferson County, Oregon Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces Technical Service Command Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Oregon World War II airfields in the United States Madras, Oregon
Madras Municipal Airport , formerly City-County Airport, is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) northwest of the central business district
A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business centre of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides with the "city ...
of Madras
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...
, a city in Jefferson County, Oregon, United States. According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is classified as a '' general aviation'' airport.
History
Originally known as Madras Army Air Field, this was a World War II Army Air Corps training base for B-17 Flying Fortress
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engined heavy bomber developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). Relatively fast and high-flying for a bomber of its era, the B-17 was used primarily in the European Theater ...
and Bell P-63 Kingcobras. In 2000, the airport began hosting the annual Airshow of the Cascades. The Erickson Aircraft Collection moved from the Tillamook Air Museum
Tillamook Air Museum is an aviation museum south of Tillamook, Oregon in the United States. The museum is located at a former U.S. Navy Air Station and housed in a former blimp hangar, known as "Hangar B", which is the largest clear-span woo ...
to the Madras Airport in 2014. In mid-2015 the airport's north hangar, which was built during World War II, was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Facilities and aircraft
Madras Municipal Airport covers an area of at an elevation of 2,437 feet (743 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 16/34 is 5,089 by 75 feet (1,551 x 23 m) and 4/22 is 2,701 by 50 feet (823 x 15 m). For the 12-month period ending July 9, 2007, the airport had 10,735 aircraft operations, an average of 29 per day: 93% general aviation, 6% air taxi, and 1% military. At that time there were 52 aircraft based at this airport: 94% single- engine, 2% multi-engine and 4% ultralight.See also
* Oregon World War II Army AirfieldsReferences
External links
Airport/Industrial Park
page at City of Madras website
Madras Dragstrip
- located on south end of airport
Aerial photo as of 26 July 2000
from USGS '' The National Map'' * * {{authority control Airports in Jefferson County, Oregon Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces Technical Service Command Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Oregon World War II airfields in the United States Madras, Oregon