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Pueblo Memorial Airport is a public airport six miles east of Pueblo, in Pueblo County, Colorado.〔 It is used for general aviation and by one airline, subsidized by the Essential Air Service program. Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 4,345 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,〔 〕 5,192 in 2009 and 11,641 in 2010.〔 〕 The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 called it a ''non-primary commercial service'' airport based on enplanements in 2008/2009 (between 2,500 and 10,000 per year).〔 〕 The Pueblo Airport is a popular starting point for the growing population of cyclists in the city. == History == Built in 1941 as the Pueblo Army Air Base, it was used as an advanced flying school to train B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator four engine heavy bomber crews. It was under the command of the United States Army Air Forces Second Air Force 360th Army Air Force Base Unit. Known bomb groups which trained or based at Pueblo were: * 94th Bombardment Group (B-17) January - April 1943 * 302d Bombardment Group (B-24) 30 September 1942 - 1 December 1942 * 351st Bombardment Group (B-17) 1 March - 12 April 1943 * 381st Bombardment Group (B-17) 5 April - 9 May 1943 * 400th Bombardment Group (B-17) 2 May - 31 July 1943 * 466th Bombardment Group (B-29) 25 July - 15 August 1945 * 469th Bombardment Group (B-24) 1–7 May 1943 * 471st Bombardment Group (B-24) 7 May 1943 - 28 January 1944 The history of the Air Base is preserved with the Pueblo Historical Aircraft Society and its Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum.〔(Colo State's Pueblo Army Airbase Website )〕 In 1948 it was handed over to the City of Pueblo. In the 1960s the main east-west runway (8/26) was extended from 6,000' to 10,000' to accommodate jet aircraft. Today, Pueblo Memorial Airport is home of the United States Air Force Initial Flight Training (IFT) program, which began operations on October 1, 2006. Doss Aviation, under contract with the USAF, conducts flight training for between 1300 and 1700 USAF trainees annually.〔(DOSS Initial Flight Screening Company Website )〕 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「Pueblo Memorial Airport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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