Bisbee Douglas International Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Cochise County | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Douglas &Bisbee in Arizona | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Cochise County, Arizona | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,150 ft / 1,265 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°28′08″N109°36′13″W / 31.46889°N 109.60361°W /31.46889; -109.60361 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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| Source:Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||||||
Bisbee Douglas International Airport (IATA:DUG,ICAO:KDUG,FAALID:DUG) is a county-ownedairport 9miles (7.8 nmi; 14 km) northwest ofDouglas[1] and 17 miles (15 nmi; 27 km) east ofBisbee, both inCochise County,Arizona, United States, that was formerly known asDouglas Army Airfield (Douglas AAF).[1] The FAA'sNational Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013categorizes it as ageneral aviation facility.[2]
Bisbee Douglas International Airport was constructed duringWorld War II as aU.S. Army Air Forces installation known as Douglas Army Airfield. Douglas AAF conducted advanced training in theAT-9 Jeep,AT-17 BobcT, andC-45 Expeditor training aircraft and theB-25 Mitchell bomber.[3]
In addition to Douglas AAF, five auxiliary airfields were constructed in the area for emergency and overflow use:
With the end of World War II, Douglas AAF was considered surplus to military needs and was transferred to local government authorities of the city of Douglas for conversion to a civilian airport.American Airlines served the airport as Bisbee/Douglas was a stop along a transcontinental multi-stop route. The carrier flewDouglas DC-3,Convair 240, and by 1952Douglas DC-6 propliners with daily flights in each direction between the east coast and the west coast. In 1959 the westbound routing was New York Newark (EWR) – Philadelphia (PHL) – Washington D.C. (DCA) – Memphis (MEM) – Fort Worth (GSW) – El Paso (ELP) – Bisbee/Douglas (DUG) – Tucson (TUS) – Phoenix (PHX) – San Diego (SAN) – Los Angeles (LAX).[4] By 1963, American was still serving the airport with two daily flights operated with the DC-6. The westbound routing was Dallas (DAL) – Midland/Odessa (MAF) – El Paso – Bisbee/Douglas – Tucson – Phoenix – San Diego – Los Angeles.[5] American Airlines flights ended in 1965 and were replaced with commuter flights to Tucson and Phoenix provided by Apache Airlines usingde Havilland Dove aircraft.
The originalFrontier Airlines (1950–1986) briefly served Bisbee/Douglas in the early 1950s using DC-3s on flights to Phoenix, stopping at Nogales and Tucson, Arizona.
Apache Airlines service ended in 1970 and was followed byCochise Airlines which served the airport from 1971 through 1975 usingde Havilland Twin Otters.
Copper State Airlines provided service from 1980 through 1982 usingPiper Navajos.
Sierra Vista Aviation was the final carrier at Bisbee/Douglas from 1983 through 1987 also using Piper Navajos.[6]
The airport covers 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) at anelevation of 4,154 feet (1,266 m). It has twoasphaltrunways: 17/35 is 7,311 by 100 feet (2,228 x 30 m) and 8/26 is 5,000 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m).[1]
In the year ending March 31, 2009, the airport had 19,650 aircraft operations, average 53 per day: 71%general aviation and 29% military. 19 aircraft were then based at the airport: 95% single-engine and 5% multi-engine.[1]
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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