avia.wikisort.org - AerodromeKerrville Municipal Airport (IATA: ERV, ICAO: KERV, FAA LID: ERV) (Louis Schreiner Field) is six miles southeast of Kerrville, in Kerr County, Texas.[1] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
Airport
Kerrville Municipal Airport
Louis Schreiner Field |
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 USGS 2006 orthophoto |
- IATA: ERV
- ICAO: KERV
- FAA LID: ERV
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Airport type | Public |
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Owner | City of Kerrville |
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Serves | Kerrville, Texas |
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Elevation AMSL | 1,617 ft / 493 m |
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Coordinates | 29°58′36″N 099°05′08″W |
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Website | www.KerrvilleAirport.com |
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Direction |
Length |
Surface |
ft |
m |
3/21 |
3,592 |
1,095 |
Asphalt |
12/30 |
6,000 |
1,829 |
Asphalt |
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Aircraft operations | 59,800 |
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Based aircraft | 149 |
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration [1] |
History
The airport opened in February 1943 as Louis Schreiner Field and was used by the United States Army Air Forces as a training base. At the end of the war the airfield was determined to be excess by the military and turned over to the local government for civil use.
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Trans-Texas DC-3s stopped there until 1959-60.
Facilities
Kerrville Municipal Airport covers 528 acres (214 ha) at an elevation of 1,617 feet (493 m). It has two asphalt runways: 12/30 is 6,000 by 100 feet (1,829 x 30 m) and 3/21 is 3,592 by 60 feet (1,095 x 18 m).[1]
In the year ending August 5, 2011 the airport had 59,800 general aviation operations, average 163 per day. 149 aircraft were then based at the airport: 86% single-engine, 5% multi-engine, 3% jet, 5% helicopter, and 1% glider.[1]
See also
World War II portal
References
- FAA Airport Form 5010 for ERV PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
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"2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012.
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This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/. - Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004.
- Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas ASIN: B000NYX3PC
- Thole, Lou (1999), Forgotten Fields of America : World War II Bases and Training, Then and Now - Vol. 2. Publisher: Pictorial Histories Pub, ISBN 1-57510-051-7
External links
- Resources for this airport:
 Army Air Forces Training Command |
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Flying Training | Flying Schools |
- Eastern Flying Training Command
- Central Flying Training Command
- Western Flying Training Command
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Specialized Schools |
- Bombardier
- Contract Flying
- Glider Training
- Gunnery
- Navigator
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Technical Training |
- Eastern Technical Training Command
- Central Technical Training Command
- Western Technical Training Command
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Authority control  |
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General | |
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National libraries | |
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