Abernathy Municipal Airport
| Abernathy Municipal Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA: F83 | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | City of Abernathy | ||
| Serves | Abernathy | ||
| Location | Abernathy, Texas | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,014 m / 3,327 ft | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 17/35 | 1,219 | 4,000 | Asphalt |
Abernathy Municipal Airport (FAA LID: F83) is a general aviation airport located 4 miles east of Abernathy, Texas.
It is owned and operated by the city of Abernathy, Texas.
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History
The airport was opened in November 1943 as Abernathy Field and was used by the United States Army Air Forces as a training base. At the end of the war the airfield was determined to be excess by the military and turned over to the local government for civil use.
See Also
References
- AirNav.Com - Abernathy Airport (F83)
- Thole, Lou (1999), Forgotten Fields of America : World War II Bases and Training, Then and Now - Vol. 2. Publisher: Pictorial Histories Pub, ISBN 1575100517
External Links
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KF83
- ASN accident history for F83
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KF83
- FAA current F83 delay information