La Junta Municipal Airport
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La Junta Municipal Airport (former La Junta Army Air Field) |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of La Junta | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | La Junta, Colorado | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Otero County, Colorado | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,229 ft / 1,289 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°03′00″N 103°30′35″W / 38.05000°N 103.50972°WCoordinates: 38°03′00″N 103°30′35″W / 38.05000°N 103.50972°W | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration
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| Aircraft operations | 6,900 |
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| Based aircraft | 15 |
La Junta Municipal Airport (ICAO: KLHX, FAA LID: LHX) is a city owned, public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) north of the central business district of La Junta, a city in Otero County, Colorado, United States. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.
Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned LHX by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
The history of La Junta Municipal Airport begins in 1935 with initial development by the Civil Aeronautics Authority. In 1940, the War Department leased the facility for civilian pilot training of British RAF and Royal Canadian Air Force pilots in 4-engine aircraft.
In 1942, the airport was taken over by the United States Army Air Forces and assigned to the Western Flying Training Command (WFTC) and the airfield was expanded to accommodate a large number of aircraft and training flights. Three asphalt runways were constructed in a triangle layout, 8000x150 (NE/SW), 8000x150 (E/W), 8000x150 (NW/SE) along with a large aircraft parking apron, taxiways, landing aids and several large aircraft hangars. In addition, four auxiliary airfields were constructed to accommodate training flights and emergency landings:
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