Redstone Army Airfield

Redstone Army Airfield (AAF)
IATA: HUA ICAO: KHUA FAA LID: HUA
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	United States Army
Serves	Redstone Arsenal
Location	Madison County, near Huntsville, Alabama
Elevation AMSL	685 ft / 209 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 17/35 7,297 2,224 Asphalt
Sources: FAA, official site

Coordinates: 34°40′43″N 086°41′05″W / 34.67861°N 86.68472°W / 34.67861; -86.68472

Redstone Army Airfield or Redstone AAF (IATA: HUA, ICAO: KHUA, FAA LID: HUA) is a military airport located at Redstone Arsenal, six miles (10 km) southwest of the city of Huntsville in Madison County, Alabama, USA. The airfield was originally constructed for munitions testing for the U.S. Army and the U.S. Army Air Forces through the 6th AAF Base Unit (Proving Ground Detachment). It is currently used to support the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, NASA, and other U.S. government aviation and space activities.

In 1943, the airstrip on Huntsville Arsenal was established to assist with the testing of incendiary bomb clusters. The testing was done during the height of World War II and, after the allied victory, was promptly stopped. The airfield was largely vacated, though it continued to serve as a military landing strip.