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Herington Regional Airport is a public use airport in Morris County, Kansas, United States.〔 The airport is owned by the City of Herington and is located seven nautical miles (8 mi, 13 km) northeast of its central business district.〔 Although the airport is in Morris County, most of Herington is located in Dickinson County.〔(Map showing airport, city of Herington, and boundary between Dickinson and Morris counties )〕 Previously known as Herington Municipal Airport, the airport is located on the site of the former Herington Army Airfield.〔(Herington Regional Airport ) page at Herington Chamber of Commerce website〕 This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a ''general aviation'' facility.〔 〕 Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned HRU by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Herington Regional Airport (ICAO: KHRU, FAA: HRU, IATA: none )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 IATA Airport Code Search )〕 == History == During World War II, the facility was known as Herington Army Airfield and was used as a United States Army Air Forces Second Air Force as a staging area for overseas deployment of heavy bombers and their crews. These bombers included the models B-17, B-24, and B-29. The facilities at the field included runways, hangars, fuel storage tanks, barracks, administration buildings, and other related structures necessary for airfield operations. Construction started in 1942, and the field was completed over a 14-month period. In 1945 Herington AAF was deactivated and then declared surplus in 1946. All the property was eventually disposed of and became the Herington Municipal Airport 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Herington Regional Airport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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