Selma Auxiliary Field

Selma Auxiliary Field was a United States Army facility located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east-northeast of Selma, Alabama. Following its closure, it became Selma Municipal Airport.

Selfield Auxiliary Airfield
2006 USGS airphoto
Summary
OperatorUnited States Army Air Force
LocationSelma, Alabama
Coordinates32°26′20″N 086°57′13″W
Map
Selma AF is located in Alabama
Selma AF
Selma AF
Location of Selma Auxiliary Field
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 5,800 1,780 asphalt
18/00 4,300 1,300 asphalt
23/05 4,140 1,260 asphalt

History

The airport was built about 1943 as an auxiliary airfield to the Army pilot school at Craig Army Airfield. It was designated Selfield Army Auxiliary Airfield #1, and had three hard-surface runways. The field was said to not have any hangars and was apparently unmanned unless necessary for aircraft recovery.

The field was always closely tied to operations at Craig and served as an auxiliary field for a number of years during World War II with the initiation of Undergraduate Pilot Training for the Air Force though the 1960s. It became a joint use facility in the early 1950s with Delta Airlines operating DC-3 service and later Southern Airways.

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