During WWII there were NO environmental impact statements,
every military based needed auxiliary fields. The Air Corps
had one standard airport layout that could be flipped. It
was a triangle with buildings and a ramp on one side. These
were built all over the mid-west and great plains, many are
still in use as they were built, some have abandoned the
shorter diagonal runways. Some are in terrible condition
and some have had good maintenance.

Before WWII paved runways were rare, long runways were rare,
long distance airlines used seaplanes because runways were
not available world-wide. The USA built airports everywhere
during WWII, not just in the USA.

Sad fact is that part of our problem today is that there is
no local support for those military airports that were often
sold to the local city for $1.00.



--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P

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"Montblack" wrote in
message ...
| ("Jim Macklin" wrote)
| 99% of all the airports we use today date from 1946 or
earlier. Most of
| those are WWII military training fields.
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| The first part seems plausible, the second part does not.
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| Montblack
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