The airport was constructed in 1940. In April, while under construction, the United States Army Air Corps indicated a need for the airfield as a training airfield. The immediate construction involved runways and airplane hangars, with three concrete runways, several taxiways and a large parking apron and a control tower. Several large hangars were also constructed. Buildings were ultimately utilitarian and quickly assembled. Most base buildings, not meant for long-term use, were constructed of temporary or semi-permanent materials. Although some hangars had steel frames and the occasional brick or tile brick building could be seen, most support buildings sat on concrete foundations but were of frame construction clad in little more than plywood and tarpaper.
Tifton Army Airfield (also known as Turner AAF Auxiliary Field No. 9) was activated on August 12, 1940. It was used by the Army Air Forces Flying Training Command, Southeast Training Center (later Eastern Flying Training Command) for advanced two-engine flying training throughout World War II, until inactivated on December 28, 1944. Aircraft flown at Tifton AAF were generally Curtiss AT-9s, and later TB-25 Mitchells.
Tifton AAF was placed on inactive status though the balance of the war, being turned over to the Army Corps of Engineers on September 21, 1946. Title was returned to civil authorities in 1947. The airport was renamed Henry Tift Myers Airport in honor of Tifton native Colonel Henry T. "Hank" Myers, who was the first pilot of Air Force One.
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Tifton Airport Georgia
Henry Tift Myers Airport covers an area of 826 acres (334 ha) at an elevation of 355 feet (108 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 15/33 is 5,504 by 100 feet (1,678 x 30 m) and 10/28 is 3,805 by 75 feet (1,160 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending August 24, 2010, the airport had 17,700 aircraft operations, an average of 48 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% military. At that time there were 39 aircraft based at this airport: 67% single-engine, 26% multi-engine, 5% jet, and 3% ultralight.[1]
^ abcdFAA Airport Form 5010 for TMA PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.
^"Appendix A: List of NPIAS Airports with 5-Year Forecast Activity and Development Cost". . Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-10-27.
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
Shettle, M. L. (2005), Georgia's Army Airfields of World War II. ISBN0-9643388-3-1
FAA Terminal Procedures for TMA, effective October 5, 2023
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October 17, 2023
henry, tift, myers, airport, iata, icao, ktma, public, airport, located, nautical, miles, southeast, central, business, district, tifton, city, tift, county, georgia, united, states, owned, tifton, tift, county, airport, authority, this, airport, included, nat. Henry Tift Myers Airport IATA TMA ICAO KTMA FAA LID TMA is a public use airport located two nautical miles 4 km southeast of the central business district of Tifton a city in Tift County Georgia United States It is owned by the Tifton amp Tift County Airport Authority 1 This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011 2015 which categorized it as a general aviation facility 2 It does not have scheduled commercial airline service Henry Tift Myers Airport2006 USGS airphotoIATA TMAICAO KTMAFAA LID TMASummaryAirport typePublicOwnerTifton amp Tift County Airport AuthorityServesTifton GeorgiaElevation AMSL355 ft 108 mCoordinates31 25 44 N 83 29 19 W 31 42889 N 83 48861 W 31 42889 83 48861MapTMALocation of airport in GeorgiaRunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m15 33 5 504 1 678 Asphalt10 28 3 805 1 160 AsphaltStatistics 2010 Aircraft operations17 700Based aircraft39Source Federal Aviation Administration 1 Contents 1 History 2 Facilities and aircraft 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe airport was constructed in 1940 In April while under construction the United States Army Air Corps indicated a need for the airfield as a training airfield The immediate construction involved runways and airplane hangars with three concrete runways several taxiways and a large parking apron and a control tower Several large hangars were also constructed Buildings were ultimately utilitarian and quickly assembled Most base buildings not meant for long term use were constructed of temporary or semi permanent materials Although some hangars had steel frames and the occasional brick or tile brick building could be seen most support buildings sat on concrete foundations but were of frame construction clad in little more than plywood and tarpaper Tifton Army Airfield also known as Turner AAF Auxiliary Field No 9 was activated on August 12 1940 It was used by the Army Air Forces Flying Training Command Southeast Training Center later Eastern Flying Training Command for advanced two engine flying training throughout World War II until inactivated on December 28 1944 Aircraft flown at Tifton AAF were generally Curtiss AT 9s and later TB 25 Mitchells Tifton AAF was placed on inactive status though the balance of the war being turned over to the Army Corps of Engineers on September 21 1946 Title was returned to civil authorities in 1947 The airport was renamed Henry Tift Myers Airport in honor of Tifton native Colonel Henry T Hank Myers who was the first pilot of Air Force One Facilities and aircraft Edit nbsp Tifton Airport GeorgiaHenry Tift Myers Airport covers an area of 826 acres 334 ha at an elevation of 355 feet 108 m above mean sea level It has two asphalt paved runways 15 33 is 5 504 by 100 feet 1 678 x 30 m and 10 28 is 3 805 by 75 feet 1 160 x 23 m 1 For the 12 month period ending August 24 2010 the airport had 17 700 aircraft operations an average of 48 per day 99 general aviation and 1 military At that time there were 39 aircraft based at this airport 67 single engine 26 multi engine 5 jet and 3 ultralight 1 See also Edit nbsp Aviation portal nbsp World War II portalGeorgia World War II Army Airfields List of airports in Georgia U S state References Edit a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for TMA PDF Federal Aviation Administration Effective April 5 2012 Appendix A List of NPIAS Airports with 5 Year Forecast Activity and Development Cost National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems NPIAS Reports Federal Aviation Administration October 4 2010 Archived from the original on 2012 10 27 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 Shettle M L 2005 Georgia s Army Airfields of World War II ISBN 0 9643388 3 1External links EditTMA Henry Tift Myers Tifton at Georgia DOT Walker Aviation the fixed base operator FBO Aerial image as of February 1999 from USGS The National Map FAA Terminal Procedures for TMA effective October 5 2023 Resources for this airport FAA airport information for TMA AirNav airport information for KTMA ASN accident history for TMA 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 Henry Tift Myers Airport amp oldid 1148842175, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
