- Marlboro County Jetport
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Marlboro County Jetport
H.E. Avent Field
Terminal at Marlboro County Jetport IATA: BTN – ICAO: KBBP – FAA LID: BBP Summary Airport type Public Owner Marlboro County Serves Bennettsville, South Carolina Location Marlboro County, near Bennettsville, South Carolina Elevation AMSL 147 ft / 45 m Coordinates 34°37′18″N 079°44′04″W / 34.62167°N 79.73444°W Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 6/24 5,000 1,524 Asphalt Statistics (2008) Aircraft operations 3,760 Based aircraft 13 Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] Marlboro County Jetport (IATA: BTN, ICAO: KBBP, FAA LID: BBP), also known as H.E. Avent Field, is a county-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) west of the central business district of Bennettsville, in Marlboro County, South Carolina, United States.[1]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned BBP by the FAA and BTN by the IATA.[2]
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Facilities and aircraft
Marlboro County Jetport covers an area of 175 acres (71 ha) at an elevation of 147 feet (45 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 6/24 with a 5,000 by 75 ft (1,524 x 23 m) asphalt pavement. For the 12-month period ending May 16, 2008, the airport had 3,760 aircraft operations, an average of 10 per day: 98% general aviation and 2% air taxi. At that time there were 13 aircraft based at this airport, all single-engine.[1]
History
Opened on 8 October 1941. Known as Bennettsville Airport and Palmer Field. Began training United States Army Air Corps flying cadets under contract to Georgia Air Service, Inc & Southeastern Air Service, Inc., under 53d Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment (later 2152d Army Air Force Base Unit). Assigned to United States Army Air Forces East Coast Training Center (later Eastern Flying Training Command) as a primary (level 1) pilot training airfield. Had a 4,700' irregular all-direction turf field for landings and takeoffs. May have had four auxiliary airfields, although none have been identified. Flying training was performed with Fairchild PT-19s as the primary trainer. Also had several PT-17 Stearmans assigned.
Inactivated on 16 October 1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program. Declared surplus and turned over to the Army Corps of Engineers on 30 September 1945. Eventually discharged to the War Assets Administration (WAA) and became a civil airport.
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.- Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004.
- Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas ASIN: B000NYX3PC
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Master Record for BBP (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-09-25.
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: BTN / KBBP - Bennettsville, South Carolina (Marlboro County Jetport)
External links
- FAA Terminal Procedures for BBP, effective 20 October 2011
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for BBP
- ASN accident history for BTN
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for BBP
Army Air Forces Training CommandFlying Training Flying Schools Eastern Flying Training Command · Central Flying Training Command · Western Flying Training CommandSpecialized Schools Bombardier · Contract Flying · Glider Training · Gunnery · Navigator
Technical Training Eastern Technical Training Command · Central Technical Training Command · Western Technical Training CommandCategories:- 1941 establishments
- USAAF Contract Flying School Airfields
- Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in South Carolina
- Airports in South Carolina
- Marlboro County, South Carolina
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