Cuero Municipal Airport

Cuero Municipal Airport Cuero Army Airfield
250px 2006 USGS Photo
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: T71
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Cuero
Location	Cuero, Texas
Elevation AMSL	214 ft / 65 m
Coordinates
Map
T71 Location of Cuero Municipal Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 14/32 2,800 853 Asphalt

File:Cuero Field - 44H Classbook.pdf

Cuero Field 1944 USAAF Classbook

Cuero Municipal Airport (FAA LID: T71) is a public airport located approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) east-southeast of Cuero, Texas. It provides general aviation service.

History

Opened on 1 April 1941 with 5000ft all-way turf runway (same location as present day Dewitt County Prison, hangars still used). Began training United States Army Air Corps flying cadets under contract to Brayton Flying Service, Inc. Assigned to United States Army Air Forces Gulf Coast Training Center (later Central Flying Training Command) as a primary (level 1) pilot training airfield. had four local axillary airfields for emergency and overflow landings. Flight training was performed with Fairchild PT-19s as the primary trainer. Also had several PT-17 Stearmans and a few old Curtiss P-1 Hawks and Airco DH.4s assigned.

Deactivated on 4 August 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.

Present

As of February 2015, there are 2 hangars and 4 tie downs for general aviation aircraft. The city has decided to close T71 in later part of 2015. Airport deed and new location are currently under review.

See also

• Texas World War II Army Airfields
• 31st Flying Training Wing (World War II)

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

External links

• FAA Terminal Procedures for T71, effective April 18, 2024
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for T71
  • AirNav airport information for T71
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for T71