Donalsonville Municipal Airport

(Redirected from Donalsonville Auxiliary Field) Airport

Donalsonville Municipal Airport
Donalsonville Army Auxiliary Airfield

2006 USGS airphoto

IATA: none
ICAO: none
FAA LID: 17J

Summary

Serves

Donalsonville, Georgia

Coordinates

31°00′29″N 084°52′23″W / 31.00806°N 84.87306°W / 31.00806; -84.87306

Map

17JLocation of Donalsonville Municipal Airport

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
01/19	5,182	1,579	asphalt

Donalsonville Municipal Airport is an airport located 2 miles south of Donalsonville, Georgia, United States.

History

Opened in July 1944, during World War II, the airport was used as an auxiliary training airfield for the Army pilot school at Bainbridge Army Airfield. With the end of the war, it was turned over to the city of Donalsonville and developed into a municipal airport.

References

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

WWII Airfield Database - Georgia

External links

FAA Terminal Procedures for 17J, effective November 28, 2024
Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 17J
- AirNav airport information for 17J
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 17J

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