Bisbee Douglas International Airport

IATA: DUG – ICAO: KDUG – FAA LID: DUG

Summary

Airport type

Public

Owner

Cochise County

Serves

Douglas & Bisbee, Arizona

Elevation AMSL

4,154 ft / 1,266 m

Coordinates

31°28′08″N 109°36′13″W / 31.46889°N 109.60361°W

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
17/35	7,311	2,228	Asphalt
8/26	5,000	1,524	Asphalt

Statistics (2009)

Aircraft operations	19,650
Based aircraft	19

Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

Oblique June 1943 photo of Douglas Army Airfield

B-25 Aircrew training at Douglas AAF, 1944

Douglas C-45 Expeditor trainer, 1944

B-25s on the Douglas AAF parking apron, 1944

Bisbee Douglas International Airport (IATA: DUG, ICAO: KDUG, FAA LID: DUG) is a county-owned airport nine miles northwest of Douglas^[1] and 17 miles east of Bisbee, both in Cochise County, Arizona.^[1] The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013 categorizes it as a general aviation facility.^[2]

History

World War II

In addition to Douglas Army Airfield, five auxiliary airfields were constructed in the area for emergency and overflow use:

McNeal Field (Aux #1) 31°36′21″N 109°39′09″W / 31.60583°N 109.65250°W / 31.60583; -109.65250
Forrest Field (Aux #2) 31°22′27″N 109°40′30″W / 31.37417°N 109.67500°W / 31.37417; -109.67500
Webb Coutland (Elfrida) Field (Aux #3) 31°46′24″N 109°41′49″W / 31.77333°N 109.69694°W / 31.77333; -109.69694
Auxiliary Field 4 is unknown
Hereford Army Airfield (Aux #5) 31°24′57″N 110°08′51″W / 31.41583°N 110.14750°W / 31.41583; -110.14750

Post-war

American Airlines served the airport before being replaced by Apache Airlines, a commuter air carrier, in 1965. Bisbee/Douglas was part of a transcontinental multi-stop route operated by American in 1959 with Douglas DC-6 propliners with daily flights in each direction between the east coast and the west coast. The westbound routing was New York Newark (EWR) - Philadelphia (PHL) - Washington D.C. (DCA) - Memphis (MEM) - Fort Worth (GSW) - El Paso (ELP) - Bisbee/Douglas (DUG) - Tucson (TUS) - Phoenix (PHX) - San Diego (SAN) - Los Angeles (LAX).^[3] By 1963, American was still serving the airport with two daily flights operated with the DC-6. The westbound routing was Dallas (DAL) - Midland/Odessa (MAF) - El Paso - Bisbee/Douglas - Tucson - Phoenix - San Diego - Los Angeles.^[4] Scheduled passenger flights ended in 1975.

Facilities

The airport covers 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) at an elevation of 4,154 feet (1,266 m). It has two asphalt runways: 17/35 is 7,311 by 100 feet (2,228 x 30 m) and 8/26 is 5,000 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m).^[1]

In the year ending March 31, 2009 the airport had 19,650 aircraft operations, average 53 per day: 71% general aviation and 29% military. 19 aircraft were then based at the airport: 95% single-engine and 5% multi-engine.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 FAA Airport Master Record for DUG (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
↑ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 1 (PDF, 1.33 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
↑ http://www.timetableimages.com, Oct. 25, 1959 American Airlines system timetable
↑ http://www.timetableimages.com, June 1, 1963 American Airlines system timetable

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Douglas Army Airfield (Arizona).

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

External links

Douglas Army Airfield in World War II
Bisbee ~ Douglas International Airport (DUG) at Arizona DOT airport directory
Aerial image as of 8 October 1996 from USGS The National Map

Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for DGL
- AirNav airport information for DGL
- ASN accident history for DGL
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for DGL

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