The facility opened in August 1942 with a 4,800-foot turf runway. It began training United States Army Air Corps flying cadets under contract to Wiggings-Marden Aero Corp. It was assigned to United States Army Air Forces Gulf Coast Training Center (later Central Flying Training Command) as a primary (level 1) pilot training airfield. It had two local auxiliary airfields for emergency and overflow landings. Flying training was performed with Fairchild PT-19s and Fairchild PT-23s as the primary trainers. It also had several PT-17 Stearmans and a few P-40 Warhawks assigned.
The field was inactivated on 15 April 1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program. It was declared surplus and turned over to the Army Corps of Engineers on 30 September 1945. It was eventually discharged to the War Assets Administration (WAA) and became a civil airport. It appears to have closed after the war about 1951, and was later reopened.[5][6][7]
^ abFAA Airport Form 5010 for CDH PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 11 February 2010.
^ ab. TeamCamden.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
^ ab(PDF). Arkansas Department of Aeronautics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
^National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 1 (PDF, 1.33 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
^ This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
^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 OCLC 71006954, 29991467
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harrell, field, camden, regional, airport, camden, municipal, airport, iata, icao, kcdh, five, miles, northeast, camden, ouachita, county, arkansas, united, states, national, plan, integrated, airport, systems, 2009, 2013, categorizes, general, aviation, facil. Harrell Field 2 3 Camden Regional Airport or Camden Municipal Airport IATA CDH ICAO KCDH FAA LID CDH is five miles northeast of Camden in Ouachita County Arkansas United States 1 2 3 The FAA s National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009 2013 categorizes it as a general aviation facility 4 Harrell FieldIATA CDHICAO KCDHFAA LID CDHSummaryAirport typePublicOwnerCity of CamdenServesCamden ArkansasLocationBradley Township Ouachita County ArkansasElevation AMSL130 ft 39 mCoordinates33 37 22 N 92 45 48 W 33 62278 N 92 76333 W 33 62278 92 76333RunwaysDirection Length Surface ft m 18 36 6 502 1 982 AsphaltSource Federal Aviation Administration 1 Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe facility opened in August 1942 with a 4 800 foot turf runway It began training United States Army Air Corps flying cadets under contract to Wiggings Marden Aero Corp It was assigned to United States Army Air Forces Gulf Coast Training Center later Central Flying Training Command as a primary level 1 pilot training airfield It had two local auxiliary airfields for emergency and overflow landings Flying training was performed with Fairchild PT 19s and Fairchild PT 23s as the primary trainers It also had several PT 17 Stearmans and a few P 40 Warhawks assigned The field was inactivated on 15 April 1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC s pilot training program It was declared surplus and turned over to the Army Corps of Engineers on 30 September 1945 It was eventually discharged to the War Assets Administration WAA and became a civil airport It appears to have closed after the war about 1951 and was later reopened 5 6 7 Trans Texas Airways Douglas DC 3s stopped at Camden one of many stops on a route between Dallas and Memphis from 1953 to 1962 See also edit nbsp Aviation portal Arkansas World War II Army Airfields List of airports in Arkansas 29th Flying Training Wing World War II References edit a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for CDH PDF Federal Aviation Administration Effective 11 February 2010 a b Harrell Field Camden Regional Airport TeamCamden com Archived from the original on 28 November 2010 Retrieved 3 March 2010 a b Harrell Field Camden Municipal Airport PDF Arkansas Department of Aeronautics Archived from the original PDF on 9 January 2010 Retrieved 3 March 2010 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009 2013 Appendix A Part 1 PDF 1 33 MB Federal Aviation Administration Updated 15 October 2008 nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency 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 OCLC 71006954 29991467External links editCamden Municipal Airport KCDH FAA Terminal Procedures for CDH effective April 18 2024 Resources for this airport FAA airport information for CDH AirNav airport information for KCDH ASN accident history for CDH 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 Harrell Field amp oldid 1205793661, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
