Grenada
Municiple Airport |
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Grenada
Municipal Airport started out in 1943 as the Grenada Army
Airfield. The Army built the airport during WWII. It had
a total of 1,940 acres. Grenada Army Airfield's primary
mission was described as follows:
A. The deliver Army ground force combat teams at strategic
points by:
a. Parachute troops and equipment
b. Delivering gliders with troops and equipment
B. The field's secondary mission was:
a. Reinforcement and re-supply of ground troops
b. Evacuation of wounded |
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field consisted of three runways - all of which were approximately
5000 feet long. The ramp and taxi strips were concrete-ramp
being 500 feet by 3000 feet long. By the time the program
was completed, fifty C-47 airplanes and 25 CG-4A gliders
were brought to Grenada field to be serviced and prepared
for use by the 63rd Troop Carrier Group. |
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1953 the airfield was turned over to the City of Grenada
and became known as the Grenada Municipal Airport. The
military has since made improvements to the field and
jointly uses it with civil aviation. |
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