Opened in April 1940 as Harvey Parks Airport with 6,600 by 5,280 feet (2,010 m × 1,610 m) open turf field. Began training United States Army Air Corps flying cadets in June 1940 under contract to Missouri Institute of Aeronautics. Assigned to United States Army Air Forces Gulf Coast Training Center (later Central FLying Training Command) as a primary (level 1) pilot training airfield. Flying training was performed with Fairchild PT-19s as the primary trainer. Also had several PT-17 Stearmans and a few P-40 Warhawks assigned. Also provided flexible gunnery training.
Inactivated on October 16, 1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program. Declared surplus and turned over to the Army Corps of Engineers on 30 September 1945. Eventually discharged to the War Assets Administration (WAA) and returned to being a civil airport.
Since becoming a civil airport, it has become a very popular destination for Army helicopter crews from the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Facilities and aircraftedit
Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport covers an area of 732 acres (296 ha) at an elevation of 315 feet (96 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 2/20 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,502 by 100 feet (1,677 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending November 30, 2009, the airport had 6,300 aircraft operations, an average of 17 per day: 79% general aviation, 14% military, and 6% air taxi. At that time there were 20 aircraft based at this airport: 75% single-engine, 10% multi-engine, and 15% ultralight.[1]
^ abcdFAA Airport Form 5010 for SIK 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
FAA Terminal Procedures for SIK, effective October 5, 2023
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October 28, 2023
sikeston, memorial, municipal, airport, iata, icao, ksik, city, owned, public, airport, located, nautical, miles, northeast, central, business, district, sikeston, scott, county, missouri, united, states, included, national, plan, integrated, airport, systems,. Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport IATA SIK ICAO KSIK FAA LID SIK is a city owned public use airport located two nautical miles 4 km northeast of the central business district of Sikeston in Scott County Missouri United States 1 It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011 2015 which categorized it as a general aviation airport 2 As of 7 2020 the runway is 3 21 due to magnetic field shift Sikeston Memorial Municipal AirportHarvey Parks Army AirfieldUSGS 2006 orthophotoIATA SIKICAO KSIKFAA LID SIKSummaryAirport typePublicOwnerCity of SikestonServesSikeston MissouriElevation AMSL315 ft 96 mCoordinates36 53 56 N 89 33 42 W 36 89889 N 89 56167 W 36 89889 89 56167MapSIKLocation of airport in MissouriRunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m2 20 5 502 1 677 AsphaltStatistics 2009 Aircraft operations6 300Based aircraft20Source Federal Aviation Administration 1 Contents 1 History 2 Facilities and aircraft 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editOpened in April 1940 as Harvey Parks Airport with 6 600 by 5 280 feet 2 010 m 1 610 m open turf field Began training United States Army Air Corps flying cadets in June 1940 under contract to Missouri Institute of Aeronautics Assigned to United States Army Air Forces Gulf Coast Training Center later Central FLying Training Command as a primary level 1 pilot training airfield Flying training was performed with Fairchild PT 19s as the primary trainer Also had several PT 17 Stearmans and a few P 40 Warhawks assigned Also provided flexible gunnery training Fighter pilot Robert S Johnson trained here on Stearmans Inactivated on October 16 1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC s pilot training program Declared surplus and turned over to the Army Corps of Engineers on 30 September 1945 Eventually discharged to the War Assets Administration WAA and returned to being a civil airport Since becoming a civil airport it has become a very popular destination for Army helicopter crews from the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell Kentucky Facilities and aircraft editSikeston Memorial Municipal Airport covers an area of 732 acres 296 ha at an elevation of 315 feet 96 m above mean sea level It has one runway designated 2 20 with an asphalt surface measuring 5 502 by 100 feet 1 677 x 30 m 1 For the 12 month period ending November 30 2009 the airport had 6 300 aircraft operations an average of 17 per day 79 general aviation 14 military and 6 air taxi At that time there were 20 aircraft based at this airport 75 single engine 10 multi engine and 15 ultralight 1 See also edit nbsp Aviation portal nbsp World War II portalMissouri World War II Army Airfields 31st Flying Training Wing World War II References edit a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for SIK 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 1050653629External links editAerial photo as of March 1996 from USGS The National Map via MSR Maps FAA Terminal Procedures for SIK effective October 5 2023 Resources for this airport FAA airport information for SIK AirNav airport information for SIK ASN accident history for SIK FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker SkyVector aeronautical chart for SIK Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport amp oldid 1105335304, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
