Airport type Public Serves Coffeyville, Kansas 17/35 5,872 Code CFV | Owner City of Coffeyville Elevation AMSL 754 ft / 230 m Elevation 230 m Phone +1 620-251-4310 | |
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Location Cherokee Township, Montgomery County, near Coffeyville, Kansas Address 2608 North 2nd Industrial Street, Coffeyville, KS 67337, USA Similar Coffeyville Public Services, Coffeyville Municipal Ct Clerk, Coffeyville Filtration Plant, Coffeyville Personnel Departme, Coffeyville Insurance Associates | ||
Coffeyville Municipal Airport (IATA: CFV, ICAO: KCFV, FAA LID: CFV) is a city-owned airport four miles northeast of Coffeyville, in Montgomery County, Kansas.
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Facilities
The airport covers 1,227 acres (497 ha) and has two asphalt runways: 17/35 is 5,872 x 100 ft (1,790 x 30 m) and 4/22 is 4,000 x 75 ft (1,219 x 23 m).
In the year ending September 19, 2005 the airport had 5,550 aircraft operations, average 15 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% military. 40 aircraft were then based at the airport: 85% single-engine, 10% multi-engine and 5% ultralight.
History
For the World War II use of the airport, see Coffeyville Army AirfieldDuring World War II the facility was Coffeyville Army Airfield and was a United States Army Air Forces AAF Flying Training Command training field 1942–1945.
Aircraft operated were Vultee BT-13A Valiants, BT-14s and BT-15s. The airfield performed Basic Pilot School instruction, the second phase of the three phase training program for pilots.
The facility was closed and turned over to civil authorities in 1947; Continental DC-3s stopped there in the 1950s.
During the 1950s, Continental Can Company leased the hangars at the airport and was a subcontractor for a major defense builder, Boeing Corporation. CCC built bomb doors for B-52 Stratofortresses. This operation ceased in 1958 with the completion of the B-52 defense contract. Up to this time period, Coffeyville was a very industrious small city in southeastern Kansas. This plant closing along with the closing of other industries was a severe blow to Coffeyville's financial health in the late 50's and early 60's.
But during its heyday, Coffeyville had a dairy, Page Milk Company: an oilfield drilling rig company, Parkersburg; two railroad yards and maintenance operations, ATSF & Katy; a biick company and terra cota roofing tile company, Ludawece Celadon; a cast iron casting company, and a large oil refinery, Co-Op; and on the northwest outskirts was also a large smelter. With the exception of the oil refinery, which only has a small operation today, all other industries are gone.