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Alliance Muni Airport



Alliance Municipal Airport
USGS aerial photo - 7 May 1999
IATA: AIA – ICAO: KAIA – FAA LID: AIA
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Alliance
Serves Alliance, Nebraska
Location Box Butte County, near Alliance, Nebraska
Elevation AMSL 3,931 ft / 1,198 m
Coordinates 42°03′12″N 102°48′14″W / 42.05333°N 102.80389°W / 42.05333; -102.80389
Website DestinationAlliance.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 9,202 2,805 Asphalt
17/35 6,311 1,924 Asphalt
8/26 6,200 1,890 Asphalt
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations 14,700
Based aircraft 58
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

FAA Airport Diagram

Alliance Municipal Airport (IATA: AIA, ICAO: KAIA, FAA LID: AIA) is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southeast of the central business district of Alliance, a city in Box Butte County, Nebraska, United States. It is served by one commercial airline, with service subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

History

Alliance Municipal Airport was built during World War II by the United States Army Air Force. It was one of eleven United States Army Air Force training airfields in Nebraska during World War II. On 14 April 1942, the Secretary of War authorized the establishment of the field. It was constructed between the summer of 1942 and August 1943. The 4,205-acre (17.02 km) site is bordered by low rolling sandhills to the east, and a wide plain on the north, west and south. Snake Creek flows through the southern section of the property.

During the construction of the airfield over 5,000 workers came from all over the country,causing a housing shortage. The population of Alliance doubled almost overnight. Workers moved into garages, store rooms, cellars, attics, and even their own trailers in established parks. Many of the workers were Sioux Indians from the Pine Ridge and Rosebud Reservations, Mexicans from the Southwest, and blacks from Wichita and Kansas City.

The cantonment housing area of the airfield covered 1,088 acres (4.40 km), and supported 775 buildings and other structures, including hangars, chapels, warehouses, barracks, mess halls, service buildings, and latrines. Some were built of brick and steel, such as aircraft hangars. However most were of frame construction, sitting on top of poured concrete foundations. Tar paper and plywood were generally used for walls and flooring, as the buildings were considered temporary at best, only to be used for a few years. In addition, the airfield utilized a railroad spur, power plant, waterworks, and sewage system, as well as a total of 35,503 feet (10,821 m) of runways. The airfield had been planned as a training facility for paratroops and air commandos, which needed long runways for C-47 Skytrains to tow gliders.

On August 22, 1943, a huge crowd of 65,000 people gathered for the dedication of the newly constructed Alliance Army Airfield. The mission of the airfield was to provide a training facility for Army paratroops and air crews. Between the opening of the airfield and the spring of 1944, the I Troop Carrier Command, 434th Troop Carrier Group commanded the airfield. The 411th Army Air Force Base Unit commanded the support elements at Alliance as part of Air Technical Service Command. In addition to the C-47s, the unit repaired B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator aircraft from other airfields.

Alliance AAF was divided into air operations, quartermaster, troop cantonment, and gunnery ranges. The airfield was home to as many as 14,000 paratroops in the area, using C-47 Skytrains as powered troop carriers, and CG-3/CG-4 Waco glider troop carriers for their training aircraft. The sandhills were thought to provide a softer landing than wooded areas for jumping paratroops. Known units that trained at Alliance AAF were:

  • 403d Troop Carrier Group (18 December 1942 - 3 May 1943)
The group eventually moved to the South Pacific as part of Thirteenth Air Force.
  • 434th Troop Carrier Group (9 February 1943 - 5 September)
The group eventually moved to England as part of Ninth Air Force.
  • 436th Troop Carrier Group (2 May - 1 August 1943)
The group eventually moved to England as part of Ninth Air Force.
  • 439th Troop Carrier Group (1 June - 16 December 1943)
The group eventually moved to England as part of Ninth Air Force.
  • 440th Troop Carrier Group (7 September 1943 - 4 January 1944)
The group eventually moved to England as part of Ninth Air Force.
  • 442d Troop Carrier Group (December 1943 - January 1944)
The group eventually moved to England as part of Ninth Air Force.
  • 349th Troop Carrier Group (19 January - 8 March 1944)
The group eventually moved to England as part of Ninth Air Force.
  • 443d Troop Carrier Group (19 January - 15 February 1944)
The group eventually moved to the China-Burma-India Theater.
  • 10th Troop Carrier Group (8 March - 14 April 1944)
The group trained cadres for troop carrier groups and trained replacement crews. It was inactivated in place.

In addition to the USAAF units, the Army 326th Glider Infantry, 507th Parachute Infantry, and 878th Airborne Engineers trained at Alliance before deployment to the European Theater showing the paratroopers how to jump.

As paratroopers flooded into Alliance, housing was at a critical shortage. In order to relieve the housing stress, a federal housing project was constructed at the east end of Alliance, consisting of apartment complexes with plain stucco walls, coal heating stoves, and rows of chimneys along the rooflines, thus inspiring the name "Chimney Town."

After the paratroops left Alliance, Second Air Force temporarily used the Alliance airfield in the fall of 1944 for the training of B-29 Superfortress crews. Training included teaching the B-29 air crews how to drop bombs and read navigational, aeronautical and bombsight equipment.

Finally, in the summer of 1945, the 1st Troop Carrier Command returned to the airfield to train for the proposed invasion of Japan. That necessity ended when Japan surrendered on 6 September. On 31 October 1945, the Army Air Force "temporarily" deactivated the Alliance Army Airfield. Control of the airfield was assigned to Air Technical Service Command at Ogdon Army Airbase, Utah.

Though speculation was that the Army would make the huge Alliance airfield a permanent installation, by 20 November the Troop Carrier Command closed the facility permanently and began to make plans to sell the surplus property.

By December 1945 the facility was declared surplus property. Nonetheless, its status remained in limbo. The city of Alliance showed interest in acquiring the facility. However, in the fall of 1946 Nebraska congressman A. L. Miller stated that the airfield would be withdrawn from the surplus list to be reactivated for Troop Carrier Command training, in response to strained relations with the Soviet Union. This did not happen, however, and the U. S. Government negotiated a disposition agreement for the facility.

Due to disputes between the U.S. government and the city of Alliance, the final disposition of the airfield did not occur for many years, and in the meantime, the government removed the railroad tracks and auctioned off 240 buildings, including lavatories, guard houses and barracks. Finally, on 16 July 1953, the city of Alliance and the federal government finalized the transfer for the land and buildings which were to become the Alliance Municipal Airport.

Today a large number of World War II-era buildings remain in use.

Facilities and aircraft

Alliance Municipal Airport covers an area of 3,500 acres (1,416 ha) which contains three asphalt paved runways: 12/30 measuring 9,202 x 150 ft (46 m). (2,805 x 46 m), 17/35 at 6,311 x 75 ft (23 m). (1,924 x 23 m), and 8/26 at 6,200 x 75 ft (23 m). (1,890 x 23 m).

For the 12-month period ending 31 May 2008, the airport had 14,700 aircraft operations, an average of 40 per day: 78% general aviation, 16% scheduled commercial, 3% air taxi and 2% military. At that time there were 58 aircraft based at this airport: 88% single-engine, 5% multi-engine, 2% jet and 6% glider.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Great Lakes Airlines Denver, Pierre


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Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:2008-09-25
Airport Identifier:AIA
Airport Status:Operational
Longitude/Latitude:102-48-13.6000W/42-03-11.6000N
-102.803778/42.053222 (Estimated)
Elevation:3931 ft / 1198.17 m (Surveyed)
Land:3500 acres
From nearest city:3 nautical miles SE of Alliance, NE
Location:Box Butte County, NE
Magnetic Variation:11E (1980)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:Publicly owned
Owner:City Of Alliance
Address:Po Box D
Alliance, NE 69301
Phone number:308-762-4512
Manager:Mr. Eric Lenz
CITY FACILITIES DIRECTOR
Address:5631 Sarpy Road, Po Box D
Alliance, NE 69301
Phone number:308-762-1902 EX

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:Open to public
Wind indicator:Yes
Segmented Circle:Yes
Control Tower:No
Lighting Schedule:DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RYS 12/30 & 08/26; VASI RY 12; PAPI RY 30 & REIL RY 12 & RY 30 MALSR - CTAF.
Beacon Color:Clear-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge:No
Sectional chart:Cheyenne
Region:ACE - Central
Boundary ARTCC:ZDV - Denver
Tie-in FSS:OLU - Columbus
FSS on Airport:No
FSS Toll Free:1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility:AIA (NOTAM-d service avaliable)
Certification type/date:III A S 12/19
Federal Agreements:NGPY

Airport Communications

CTAF:123.000
Unicom:123.000 

Airport Services

Fuel available:100LLA
Airframe Repair:MAJOR
Power Plant Repair:MAJOR
Bottled Oxygen:NONE

Runway Information

Runway 08/26

Dimension:6200 x 75 ft / 1889.8 x 22.9 m
Surface:ASPH, Good Condition
Surface Treatment:Porous Friction Course
PFC FIRST 6,200 FT ON APCH END OF RY 12.
Weight Limit:Single wheel: 36000 lbs.
Dual wheel: 48000 lbs.
Dual tandem wheel: 80000 lbs.
Edge Lights:Medium
 

Runway 08

Runway 26

Longitude:102-49-12.4813W102-47-50.3112W
Latitude:42-03-31.2145N42-03-31.9475N
Elevation:3931.00 ft3925.00 ft
Alignment:89127
Traffic Pattern:LeftLeft
Markings:Non-precision instrument, Fair ConditionNon-precision instrument, Fair Condition

Runway 12/30

Dimension:9202 x 150 ft / 2804.8 x 45.7 m
Surface:ASPH, Fair Condition
Surface Treatment:Aggregate Friction Seal Coat
PFC FIRST 6,200 FT ON APCH END OF RY 12.
Weight Limit:Single wheel: 36000 lbs.
Dual wheel: 48000 lbs.
Dual tandem wheel: 80000 lbs.
Edge Lights:Medium
 

Runway 12

Runway 30

Longitude:102-49-06.9330W102-47-39.6689W
Latitude:42-03-35.9959N42-02-32.5058N
Elevation:3930.00 ft3925.00 ft
Alignment:127127
ILS Type:LOC/DME
Traffic Pattern:LeftLeft
Markings:Non-precision instrument, Fair ConditionNon-precision instrument, Fair Condition
Crossing Height:41.00 ft53.00 ft
VASI:4-box on left side4-light PAPI on left side
Visual Glide Angle:3.00°3.00°
Approach lights:MALSR
Runway End Identifier:YesNo

Runway 17/35

Dimension:6311 x 75 ft / 1923.6 x 22.9 m
Surface:ASPH, Good Condition
Weight Limit:Single wheel: 24000 lbs.
Dual wheel: 30000 lbs.
 

Runway 17

Runway 35

Longitude:102-47-42.3665W102-47-41.3783W
Latitude:42-03-33.8819N42-02-31.5506N
Elevation:3925.00 ft3925.00 ft
Alignment:127127
Traffic Pattern:LeftLeft
Markings:Basic, Fair ConditionBasic, Fair Condition

Radio Navigation Aids

ID Type Name Ch Freq Var Dist
ALUNDBAlliance380.0011E0.6 nm
GIGNDBGering341.0011E39.8 nm
OKSNDBOshkosh233.0009E44.1 nm
HINNDBWhitney275.0011E48.4 nm
AIAVOR/DMEAlliance055X111.8011E0.1 nm
CDRVOR/DMEChadron081X113.4013E37.9 nm
BFFVORTACScottsbluff073X112.6013E31.8 nm

Remarks

  • RY 17/35 UNAVBL FOR USE BY ACR WITH MORE THAN 9 PSGR SEATS.
  • ULTRALIGHT & GLIDER OPNS ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • AERIAL SPRAYING OPNS ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • RY 08/26 DESIGNATED CALM WIND.
  • HAYING OPNS ON INTERIOR OF ARPT DURG SUMMER MONTHS.
  • OCCASIONAL USE BY ACFT WITH NO RADIO.
  • BACK TAXIING.

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General Info
Country United States
State NEBRASKA
FAA ID AIA
Latitude 42-03-11.610N
Longitude 102-48-13.570W
Elevation 3931 feet
Near City ALLIANCE


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