Cuero Municipal Airport

Cuero Municipal Airport

Cuero Army Airfield
Cuero Municipal Airport; Cuero Army Airfield
	2006 USGS Photo
	IATA: none; ICAO: none; FAA LID: T71;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Cuero
Location	Cuero, Texas
Elevation AMSL	214 ft / 65 m
Coordinates	29°04′57″N 97°15′58″W / 29.08250°N 97.26611°W
Map
	T71 Location of Cuero Municipal Airport
Runways

Cuero Municipal Airport (FAA LID: T71) is a public airport located approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) east-southeast of Cuero, Texas. It provides general aviation service.

History

After being leased, it opened on 1 April 1941^[1] with 5000 ft all-way turf runway (same location as present day Dewitt County Prison, hangars still used). Began training United States Army Air Corps flying cadets under contract to Brayton Flying Service, Inc. Assigned to United States Army Air Forces Gulf Coast Training Center (later Central Flying Training Command) as a primary (level 1) pilot training airfield. had four local axillary airfields for emergency and overflow landings. Flight training was performed with Fairchild PT-19s as the primary trainer. Also had several PT-17 Stearmans and a few old Curtiss P-1 Hawks and Airco DH.4s assigned.

Deactivated on 4 August 1944^[1] with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program. Declared surplus and turned over to the Army Corps of Engineers on 30 September 1945. Eventually discharged to the War Assets Administration (WAA) and became a civil airport.

Present

As of February 2015, there are 2 hangars and 4 tie downs for general aviation aircraft.

References

^ ^a ^b Thomas A. Manning (1993). "Cuero Municipal Airport, Cuero". History of Air Training Command, 1943-1993. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, Air Education and Training Command. p. 354.

Sources

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas OCLC 71006954, 29991467
Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites, History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC. OCLC 57007862, 1050653629

External links

FAA Terminal Procedures for T71, effective October 31, 2024
Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for T71
- AirNav airport information for T71
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for T71

[Manning1993-1] Thomas A. Manning (1993). "Cuero Municipal Airport, Cuero". History of Air Training Command, 1943-1993. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, Air Education and Training Command. p. 354.

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