Clarksville–Montgomery County Regional Airport
Clarksville–Montgomery County Regional Airport
Clarksville–Montgomery County Regional Airport John F. Outlaw Field | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | City of Clarksville & Montgomery County | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Clarksville, Tennessee | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 550 ft / 168 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°37′19″N 087°24′54″W [16] | ||||||||||||||
Website | www.clarksvilleairport.com [17] | ||||||||||||||
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Clarksville–Montgomery County Regional Airport[1] (IATA: CKV, ICAO: KCKV, FAA LID: CKV) (John F. Outlaw Field)[1] or simply Outlaw Field,[2] is seven miles northwest of Clarksville, in Montgomery County, Tennessee.[2] It is owned by the city of Clarksville and Montgomery County[2] and is near Fort Campbell.
Clarksville–Montgomery County Regional Airport John F. Outlaw Field | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | City of Clarksville & Montgomery County | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Clarksville, Tennessee | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 550 ft / 168 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°37′19″N 087°24′54″W [16] | ||||||||||||||
Website | www.clarksvilleairport.com [17] | ||||||||||||||
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History
It opened in 1937 as a private airport. It was taken over by the United States Army Air Corps during World War II and became known as Clarksville Army Airfield. It was established as a sub-base for the larger Campbell Army Airfield in Fort Campbell, Kentucky and was activated on 1 June 1942 as a primary basic flying training (level 1) airfield. It conducted flying training until inactivated on 31 October 1945. It remained inactive until transferred to USAF Tactical Air Command on 31 March 1946 and remained under USAF control until 1959 when the Air Force turned over all airport facilities to the United States Army. In 1960 it returned to public airport status[3][4][5]
Ozark Airlines stopped at Clarksville 1955 to 1979.
Facilities
In the year ending December 15, 2009 the airport had 20,600 aircraft operations, average 56 per day: 89% general aviation, 10% military and 1% air taxi. 40 aircraft were then based at the airport: 75% single-engine, 20% multi-engine, 2.5% jet and 2.5% helicopter.[2]
Future
The terminal was reconstructed in 2011; ground breaking was on December 17, 2010. The terminal was fully reconstructed by spring 2012.
See also
Tennessee World War II Army Airfields