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词条 Cut Bank Municipal Airport
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  1. Facilities

  2. History

  3. See also

  4. References

  5. External links

{{Infobox airport
| name = Cut Bank Municipal Airport
{{smaller|Cut Bank Army Air Field}}
| image = Cut Bank Municipal Airport - Montana.jpg
| image-width = 250
| caption = 2006 USGS Photo
| IATA = CTB
| ICAO = KCTB
| FAA = CTB
| type = Public
| owner = Cut Bank and Glacier County
| operator =
| city-served = Cut Bank, Montana
| location = Glacier County, near Cut Bank, Montana
| elevation-f = 3,854
| elevation-m = 1,175
| coordinates = {{Coord|48|36|30|N|112|22|34|W|region:US_type:airport}}
| website = CutbankAirport.org
| pushpin_map = Montana
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_map_caption = Location
| pushpin_label = KCTB
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
| built =
| r1-number = 5/23
| r1-length-f = 5,299
| r1-length-m = 1,615
| r1-surface = Asphalt
| r2-number = 13/31
| r2-length-f = 5,300
| r2-length-m = 1,615
| r2-surface = Asphalt
| stat-year = 2008
| stat1-header = Aircraft operations
| stat1-data = 5,800
| stat2-header = Based aircraft
| stat2-data = 32
| footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]
}}Cut Bank Municipal Airport {{airport codes|CTB|KCTB|CTB}} is three miles southwest of Cut Bank, in Glacier County, Montana. It is owned by Cut Bank and Glacier County.[1]

The airport's website calls it Cut Bank International Airport. Its first flight was on 1 June 1941.[2]

Facilities

Cut Bank Municipal Airport covers {{convert|1,730|acre|ha}} at an elevation of 3,854 feet (1,175 m). It has two asphalt runways: 5/23 is 5,299 by 75 feet (1,615 x 23 m) and 13/31 is 5,300 by 75 feet (1,615 x 23 m).[1]

In the year ending August 22, 2008 the airport had 5,800 aircraft operations, average 15 per day: 90% general aviation, 9% air taxi and 2% military. 32 aircraft were then based at the airport:

88% single-engine, 3% multi-engine and 9% ultralight.[1]

History

{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Cut Bank Municipal Airport and Army Air Force Base
| nrhp_type = hd | nocat = yes
|image=Cut Bank Municipal Airport-MT-28Jul1995-USGS.jpg
| caption =
| location= Valier Hwy., Cut Bank, Montana
|coordinates={{coord|48.6075|N|112.3663|W|display=title,inline}}
| locmapin = Montana#USA
| built = 1942
| builder = Army Corps of Engineers; et.al.
| architecture = WWII Temporary Bldgs.
| added = January 29, 2008
| area = {{convert|1460|acre|km2}}
| refnum = 07001494[3]
}}

During World War II Cut Bank Army Air Field was used by the Second Air Force as an auxiliary heavy bomber training airfield, being controlled by Great Falls Army Air Base. Several squadrons of groups training at Great Falls in B-17 Flying Fortresses trained at Cut Bank. Known squadrons were:

  • 2nd Bombardment Group, 429th Bomb Squadron, November 1942-March 1943
  • 385th Bombardment Group, 550th Bomb Squadron, March–June 1943
  • 390th Bombardment Group, 569th Bomb Squadron, June–July 1943
  • 401st Bombardment Group, 613th Bomb Squadron, July–October 1943

During the Cold War Cut Bank AFB was an interceptor base, part of Air Defense Command.

The Cut Bank Municipal Airport and Army Air Force Base, on Valier Highway in Cut Bank, Montana was built in 1942. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. The listing included eight contributing buildings, 27 contributing structures, and four contributing sites on {{convert|1460|acre|km2}}.[3]

It was built by the Army Corps of Engineers and includes World War II temporary buildings. It has also been known as Cut Bank International Airport.[4]

See also

{{Portal|United States Air Force|Military of the United States|World War II}}
  • Montana World War II Army Airfields
  • List of military installations in Montana

References

{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}
1. ^{{FAA-airport|ID=CTB|use=PU|own=PU|site=12315.*A}}, effective 2008-09-25.
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cutbankairport.org/about/airport-history/|publisher=Cut Bank Airport|title=Airport History|accessdate=November 26, 2011|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008002951/http://www.cutbankairport.org/about/airport-history/|archivedate=October 8, 2011|df=}}
3. ^{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
4. ^{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cut Bank Municipal Airport and Army Air Force Base / Cut Bank International Airport |publisher=National Park Service|author=Roy Nolkamper, Bob Jacoby, and Dennis Seglem |date=June 2007 |accessdate=August 12, 2017}}

External links

  • Cut Bank International Airport, official site
  • {{FAA-procedures|CTB}}
{{US-airport-ga|CTB}}{{USAAF 2d Air Force World War II}}{{Airports in Montana}}{{Montana-NRHP-stub}}

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