Malden Municipal Airport
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Malden Regional Airport is a city-owned public-use airport
located three nautical miles (6 km) north of the central business district
of Malden
, a city in Dunklin County
, Missouri
, United States
. This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
for 2009–2013, which categorized
it as a general aviation
facility.
It was previously known as Malden Municipal Airport and is located on the site of the former Malden Army Airfield and Malden Air Base.
. Assigned to Eastern Flying Training Command as a basic (level 1) flying training airfield. Flying training was conducted by 319th Aviation Group (Basic). Squadrons were 1069; 1070; 1071 and 1072 Flying Training Squadrons, equipped with Fairchild PT-19
s as the primary trainer used. Also had several PT-17 Stearmans and a few P-40 Warhawks assigned.
Malden also had five local auxiliary airfields in vicinity for emergency and overflow landings. Conducted contract flying training and flying training until inactivated and the facility being transferred to I Troop Carrier Command 15 June 1944. Under I TCC, the mission was to train Troop Carrier Groups for missions in the Pacific Theater and the planned Invasion of Japan. However I TCC never began training operations with end of war with Japan in August.
Inactivated on 30 September 1945. and turned over to Army Corps of Engineers on 1 February 1946. Transferred to War Assets Administration who conveyed facility to the local government as an airport in 1948.
Reactivated as Malden Air Base on 11 July 1951 under USAF Air Training Command
. Mission of Malden was to train pilots caused by shortages due to expansion of the Air Force during the Cold War
. Anderson Air Activities of Milwaukee, Wisconsin conducted basic contract flying training under 3305th Pilot Training Group (Contract Flying).
With pilot production decreasing, the ATC commander suggested closing Malden, in early 1959. However, it wasn't until late December 1959 that Headquarters USAF approved the ATC request. The last primary class graduated on 29 June 1960, and one day later ATC terminated Anderson's training contract. On 26 July the command discontinued the 3305th Pilot Training Group (Contract Primary) with the implementation of USAF Consolidated Pilot Training.
of 294 feet (90 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt
paved runway
s:
14/32 is 4,999 by 80 feet (1,524 x 24 m) and 18/36 is 5,011 by 75 feet (1,527 x 23 m).
For the 12-month period ending August 28, 2008, the airport had 7,000 aircraft operations, an average of 19 per day: 93% general aviation
, 4% air taxi
, and 3% military
. At that time there were 19 aircraft based at this airport: 84% single-engine
and 16% multi-engine.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located three nautical miles (6 km) north of the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Malden
Malden, Missouri
Malden is a city in Dunklin County, Missouri, United States, located near the intersection of Missouri Route 25 and U.S. Route 62. The population is 5,123 at the 2010 census.Malden is within Missouri's 8th congressional district.-Geography:...
, a city in Dunklin County
Dunklin County, Missouri
Dunklin County is a county located in the Bootheel of Southeast Missouri in the United States. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the county's population was 33,155. A 2008 estimate, however, showed the population to be 31,454. The largest city and county seat is Kennett...
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, United States
United States
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. This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems is an inventory of U.S. aviation infrastructure assets. It is developed and maintained by the Federal Aviation Administration . Its purposes are:* to identify all the airports in the U.S...
for 2009–2013, which categorized
FAA airport categories
The United States Federal Aviation Administration has a system for categorizing public-use airports that is primarily based on the level of commercial passenger traffic through each facility. It is used to determine if an airport is eligible for funding through the federal government's Airport...
it as a general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
facility.
It was previously known as Malden Municipal Airport and is located on the site of the former Malden Army Airfield and Malden Air Base.
History
Acquired in 1941; construction proceeded throughout 1942 and was activated as Malden Army Airfield on 6 January 1943 by the United States Army Air ForcesUnited States Army Air Forces
The United States Army Air Forces was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II, and the direct predecessor of the United States Air Force....
. Assigned to Eastern Flying Training Command as a basic (level 1) flying training airfield. Flying training was conducted by 319th Aviation Group (Basic). Squadrons were 1069; 1070; 1071 and 1072 Flying Training Squadrons, equipped with Fairchild PT-19
Fairchild PT-19
|-See also:-Bibliography:* Mondey, David. American Aircraft of World War II . London: Bounty Books, 2006. ISBN 978-0-7537-1461-4....
s as the primary trainer used. Also had several PT-17 Stearmans and a few P-40 Warhawks assigned.
Malden also had five local auxiliary airfields in vicinity for emergency and overflow landings. Conducted contract flying training and flying training until inactivated and the facility being transferred to I Troop Carrier Command 15 June 1944. Under I TCC, the mission was to train Troop Carrier Groups for missions in the Pacific Theater and the planned Invasion of Japan. However I TCC never began training operations with end of war with Japan in August.
Inactivated on 30 September 1945. and turned over to Army Corps of Engineers on 1 February 1946. Transferred to War Assets Administration who conveyed facility to the local government as an airport in 1948.
Reactivated as Malden Air Base on 11 July 1951 under USAF Air Training Command
Air Training Command
Air Training Command is a former major command of the United States Army Air Forces and United States Air Force. ATC came into being as a redesignation of the Army Air Forces Training Command on July 1, 1946...
. Mission of Malden was to train pilots caused by shortages due to expansion of the Air Force during the Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
. Anderson Air Activities of Milwaukee, Wisconsin conducted basic contract flying training under 3305th Pilot Training Group (Contract Flying).
With pilot production decreasing, the ATC commander suggested closing Malden, in early 1959. However, it wasn't until late December 1959 that Headquarters USAF approved the ATC request. The last primary class graduated on 29 June 1960, and one day later ATC terminated Anderson's training contract. On 26 July the command discontinued the 3305th Pilot Training Group (Contract Primary) with the implementation of USAF Consolidated Pilot Training.
Facilities and aircraft
Malden Regional Airport covers an area of 2740 acres (1,108.8 ha) at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 294 feet (90 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
paved runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
s:
14/32 is 4,999 by 80 feet (1,524 x 24 m) and 18/36 is 5,011 by 75 feet (1,527 x 23 m).
For the 12-month period ending August 28, 2008, the airport had 7,000 aircraft operations, an average of 19 per day: 93% general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
, 4% air taxi
Air taxi
An air taxi is an air charter passenger or cargo aircraft which operates on an on-demand basis.-Regulation:In the United States, air taxi and air charter operations are governed by Part 135 of the Federal Aviation Regulations , unlike the larger scheduled air carriers which are governed by more...
, and 3% military
Military aviation
Military aviation is the use of aircraft and other flying machines for the purposes of conducting or enabling warfare, including national airlift capacity to provide logistical supply to forces stationed in a theater or along a front. Air power includes the national means of conducting such...
. At that time there were 19 aircraft based at this airport: 84% single-engine
Aircraft engine
An aircraft engine is the component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power. Aircraft engines are almost always either lightweight piston engines or gas turbines...
and 16% multi-engine.