The airport opened in August 1941 as Gainesville Army Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air ForcesThird Air Force as a training base to provide photographic intelligence for air and ground forces.
Known units which trained at Gainesville were the 8th and 426th Reconnaissance Groups. They flew a variety of aircraft, including the P-38 Lightning (F-5), P-51 Mustang (F-6), B-24 Liberator (F-7) and P-40 Warhawk.
The 8th Reconnaissance group was deployed to India in 1944 to support 10th and 14th Air Forces in the China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater.
Reassigned from Third Air Force in April 1944 to AAF Central Flying Training Command. Hosted AAF Pilot School (Advanced, Single Engine). 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.
For a year or two around 1951 Gainesville had scheduled airline flights—Central DC-3s.
Facilitiesedit
The airport covers 1,336 acres (541 ha) and has two asphalt runways: 18/36 is 6,000 x 100 ft (1,829 x 30 m) and 13/31 is 4,307 x 75 ft (1,313 x 23 m).[1]
In the year ending September 16, 2022, the airport had 24,300 aircraft operations, average 67 per day: 100% general aviation and <1% military. 91 aircraft were then based at this airport: 73 single-engine, 10 multi-engine, 7 jet, and 1 helicopter.[1]
Since at least 2006, the Aviatian Traders ATL-98 Carvair, tailnumber N89FA (aka "Miss 1944") has been based at Gainesville. It is one of 22 modified DC-4 airframes and was seen in the James Bond movie, Goldfinger.
^ abcdFAA Airport Form 5010 for GLE PDF, effective 2023-09-07
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas OCLC 71006954, 29991467
Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites, History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC. OCLC 57007862, 1050653629
Thole, Lou (1999), Forgotten Fields of America : World War II Bases and Training, Then and Now – Vol. 2. Publisher: Pictorial Histories Pub, ISBN1-57510-051-7
FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
January 01, 1970
gainesville, municipal, airport, iata, icao, kgle, three, miles, west, gainesville, cooke, county, texas, iata, gleicao, kglefaa, glesummaryairport, typepublicownercity, gainesvilleservesgainesville, texaselevation, amsl845, mcoordinates33, 65139, 19694, 65139. Gainesville Municipal Airport IATA GLE ICAO KGLE FAA LID GLE is three miles west of Gainesville in Cooke County Texas 1 Gainesville Municipal AirportIATA GLEICAO KGLEFAA LID GLESummaryAirport typePublicOwnerCity of GainesvilleServesGainesville TexasElevation AMSL845 ft 258 mCoordinates33 39 05 N 97 11 49 W 33 65139 N 97 19694 W 33 65139 97 19694MapGLERunwaysDirection Length Surface ft m 13 31 4 307 1 313 Asphalt 18 36 6 000 1 829 AsphaltStatistics 2022 Aircraft operations year ending 9 16 2022 24 300Based aircraft91Source Federal Aviation Administration 1 Contents 1 History 2 Facilities 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe airport opened in August 1941 as Gainesville Army Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Third Air Force as a training base to provide photographic intelligence for air and ground forces Known units which trained at Gainesville were the 8th and 426th Reconnaissance Groups They flew a variety of aircraft including the P 38 Lightning F 5 P 51 Mustang F 6 B 24 Liberator F 7 and P 40 Warhawk The 8th Reconnaissance group was deployed to India in 1944 to support 10th and 14th Air Forces in the China Burma India CBI Theater Reassigned from Third Air Force in April 1944 to AAF Central Flying Training Command Hosted AAF Pilot School Advanced Single Engine 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 For a year or two around 1951 Gainesville had scheduled airline flights Central DC 3s Facilities editThe airport covers 1 336 acres 541 ha and has two asphalt runways 18 36 is 6 000 x 100 ft 1 829 x 30 m and 13 31 is 4 307 x 75 ft 1 313 x 23 m 1 In the year ending September 16 2022 the airport had 24 300 aircraft operations average 67 per day 100 general aviation and lt 1 military 91 aircraft were then based at this airport 73 single engine 10 multi engine 7 jet and 1 helicopter 1 Since at least 2006 the Aviatian Traders ATL 98 Carvair tailnumber N89FA aka Miss 1944 has been based at Gainesville It is one of 22 modified DC 4 airframes and was seen in the James Bond movie Goldfinger See also edit nbsp Aviation portal Texas World War II Army Airfields List of airports in TexasReferences edit a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for GLE PDF effective 2023 09 07 nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency Manning Thomas A 2005 History of Air Education and Training Command 1942 2002 Office of History and Research Headquarters AETC Randolph AFB Texas OCLC 71006954 29991467 Shaw Frederick J 2004 Locating Air Force Base Sites History s Legacy Air Force History and Museums Program United States Air Force Washington DC OCLC 57007862 1050653629 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 7External links editFAA Airport Diagram PDF effective May 16 2024 Resources for this airport FAA airport information for GLE AirNav airport information for KGLE ASN accident history for GLE FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker NOAA NWS weather observations current past three days SkyVector aeronautical chart Terminal Procedures Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gainesville Municipal Airport amp oldid 1205777036, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
