Malden Air Base
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Malden Regional Airport (former Malden Air Base) |
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USGS aerial image, 2006
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Malden | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Malden, Missouri | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 294 ft / 90 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°35′54″N 089°59′33″W / 36.59833°N 89.99250°WCoordinates: 36°35′54″N 089°59′33″W / 36.59833°N 89.99250°W | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration
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| Aircraft operations | 9,000 |
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| Based aircraft | 19 |
Malden Regional Airport (IATA: MAW, ICAO: KMAW, FAA LID: MAW) is a city owned, public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) north of the central business district of Malden, a city in Dunklin County, Missouri, United States. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.
It was previously known as Malden Municipal Airport and is located on the site of the former Malden Army Airfield and Malden Air Base.
Acquired in 1941; construction proceeded throughout 1942 and was activated as Malden Army Airfield on January 6, 1943 by the United States Army Air Forces. Assigned to Eastern Flying Training Command as a basic (level 1) flying training airfield. Flying training was conducted by 319th Aviation Group (Basic). Squadrons were 1069; 1070; 1071 and 1072 Flying Training Squadrons, equipped with Fairchild PT-19s as the primary trainer used. Also had several PT-17 Stearmans and a few P-40 Warhawks assigned.
Malden also had five local auxiliary airfields in vicinity for emergency and overflow landings. Conducted contract flying training and flying training until inactivated and the facility being transferred to I Troop Carrier Command 15 June 1944. Under I TCC, the mission was to train Troop Carrier Groups for missions in the Pacific Theater and the planned Invasion of Japan. However I TCC never began training operations with end of war with Japan in August.
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