Greenville Municipal Airport is a former airport located 4 miles east-southeast of Greenville, Mississippi. It was closed about 1970 with air service being moved to the Mid Delta Regional Airport. Today it is used a municipal recreation complex known as Washington County Convention Center.
The airport was built about 1942 as an auxiliary airfield for the Army pilot training school at Greenville Army Airfield as part of the 30,000 Pilot Training Program. It had three paved runways, the longest being the 4,000-foot (1,200 m) northwest/southeast & northeast/southwest runways. It had an aircraft parking ramp but did not have any hangars.
After the war ended, the airfield was turned over to the City of Greenville and it became the city municipal airport. Southern Airways began scheduled passenger airline service during the early 1950s with Douglas DC-3 prop aircraft flying daily round trip routings of Memphis - Greenville - Vicksburg - Jackson, MS - Natchez - Baton Rouge - New Orleans and also Memphis - Greenville - Vicksburg - Jackson, MS - Laurel - Hattiesburg - Mobile.[1] By 1962, Southern was operating "Aristocrat" service into the airport with a Martin 4-0-4 prop aircraft flying a round trip routing of Bristol/Kingsport/Johnson City - Knoxville - Nashville - Jackson, TN - Memphis - Greenville - Monroe, LA - Baton Rouge - New Orleans in addition to its other flights serving Greenville.[2] Southern subsequently moved its flights to the Mid Delta Regional Airport where in later years it operated Douglas DC-9 jet service.[3] The municipal airport also had general aviation service until it was closed about 1970 as the airfield had relatively short runways and was being encroached by the city.
The airfield remains relatively intact, being used for recreational activities.
greenville, municipal, airport, mississippi, greenville, municipal, airport, former, airport, located, miles, east, southeast, greenville, mississippi, closed, about, 1970, with, service, being, moved, delta, regional, airport, today, used, municipal, recreati. Greenville Municipal Airport is a former airport located 4 miles east southeast of Greenville Mississippi It was closed about 1970 with air service being moved to the Mid Delta Regional Airport Today it is used a municipal recreation complex known as Washington County Convention Center Greenville Municipal Airport1996 USGS airphotoIATA noneICAO noneSummaryServesGreenville MississippiCoordinates33 23 15 N 091 00 05 W 33 38750 N 91 00139 W 33 38750 91 00139MapLocation of Greenville Municipal AirportHistory editThe airport was built about 1942 as an auxiliary airfield for the Army pilot training school at Greenville Army Airfield as part of the 30 000 Pilot Training Program It had three paved runways the longest being the 4 000 foot 1 200 m northwest southeast amp northeast southwest runways It had an aircraft parking ramp but did not have any hangars After the war ended the airfield was turned over to the City of Greenville and it became the city municipal airport Southern Airways began scheduled passenger airline service during the early 1950s with Douglas DC 3 prop aircraft flying daily round trip routings of Memphis Greenville Vicksburg Jackson MS Natchez Baton Rouge New Orleans and also Memphis Greenville Vicksburg Jackson MS Laurel Hattiesburg Mobile 1 By 1962 Southern was operating Aristocrat service into the airport with a Martin 4 0 4 prop aircraft flying a round trip routing of Bristol Kingsport Johnson City Knoxville Nashville Jackson TN Memphis Greenville Monroe LA Baton Rouge New Orleans in addition to its other flights serving Greenville 2 Southern subsequently moved its flights to the Mid Delta Regional Airport where in later years it operated Douglas DC 9 jet service 3 The municipal airport also had general aviation service until it was closed about 1970 as the airfield had relatively short runways and was being encroached by the city The airfield remains relatively intact being used for recreational activities See also editMississippi World War II Army AirfieldsReferences edit nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency http www timetableimages com ttimages so so5202 so5202 3 jpg bare URL image file http www timetableimages com ttimages complete so62 so62 2 jpg bare URL image file SO070178p10 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Greenville Municipal Airport Mississippi amp oldid 1205780152, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
