Anthony Municipal Airport
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Anthony Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport
located three miles (5 km) northwest of the central business district
of Anthony
, a city in Harper County
, Kansas
, United States
.
This Airport was originally built in the 1930s by a local aviator by the name of J. Howard Wilcox. The Airport got the addition of the Beacon in 1938 and is still in use today. In December 1941 J. Howard Wilcox was asked to head the Kansas Wing of the Newly organized Civil Air Patrol. Wilcox flew to Washington D.C. and was briefed on the Organization and returned to Anthony. Upon returning he set up a town meeting and had attendees from several towns in the area. At this meeting he informed the locals of CAP and met with officials to use the Airport as the location of the Headquarters. This was approved and the Anthony Airport became the Kansas Wing Headquarters of the Civil Air Patrol on December 21, 1941. This airport was taken a further step by turning it into a CAP Training base for the State of Kansas. The Army took notice of this little airport and stationed several Boeing B-17s at the Airport. In the late 1950s the CAP Wing Headquarters moved from Anthony to a larger city, and Wilcox began to further his career in Law. CAP left Anthony and was only a story that Wilcox would tell the local children about. CAP returned to Anthony in 2008 as a Color Guard in the Anthony Balloon Fest Parade. Although CAP has not yet been re-established in Anthony, CAP has made several Appearances in the Harper County Fair Parade in Harper, KS and in the Anthony Christmas Parade. The Civil Air Patrol squadrons that have performed in the parades are Emerald City Composite Squadron out of Wichita, Kansas, and Cunningham Composite Squadron out of Cunningham, Kansas. These appearances were, and still are, arranged through a local Harper County youth, Cadet Second Lieutanent Trenton Seipel, that is an active member in the Civil Air Patrol.
s: 17/35 with a 3,598 x 70 ft (1,097 x 21 m) asphalt
pavement and 10/28 with a 2,200 x 150 ft (671 x 46 m) turf
surface.
For the 12-month period ending January 18, 2007, the airport had 6,200 general aviation
aircraft operations, an average of 16 per day. At that time there were 11 aircraft based at this airport:
91% single-engine
and 9% multi-engine.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located three miles (5 km) northwest of the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Anthony
Anthony, Kansas
Anthony is a city in and the county seat of Harper County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,269.-19th century:...
, a city in Harper County
Harper County, Kansas
Harper County is a county located in South Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 6,034. Its county seat and most populous city is Anthony...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
This Airport was originally built in the 1930s by a local aviator by the name of J. Howard Wilcox. The Airport got the addition of the Beacon in 1938 and is still in use today. In December 1941 J. Howard Wilcox was asked to head the Kansas Wing of the Newly organized Civil Air Patrol. Wilcox flew to Washington D.C. and was briefed on the Organization and returned to Anthony. Upon returning he set up a town meeting and had attendees from several towns in the area. At this meeting he informed the locals of CAP and met with officials to use the Airport as the location of the Headquarters. This was approved and the Anthony Airport became the Kansas Wing Headquarters of the Civil Air Patrol on December 21, 1941. This airport was taken a further step by turning it into a CAP Training base for the State of Kansas. The Army took notice of this little airport and stationed several Boeing B-17s at the Airport. In the late 1950s the CAP Wing Headquarters moved from Anthony to a larger city, and Wilcox began to further his career in Law. CAP left Anthony and was only a story that Wilcox would tell the local children about. CAP returned to Anthony in 2008 as a Color Guard in the Anthony Balloon Fest Parade. Although CAP has not yet been re-established in Anthony, CAP has made several Appearances in the Harper County Fair Parade in Harper, KS and in the Anthony Christmas Parade. The Civil Air Patrol squadrons that have performed in the parades are Emerald City Composite Squadron out of Wichita, Kansas, and Cunningham Composite Squadron out of Cunningham, Kansas. These appearances were, and still are, arranged through a local Harper County youth, Cadet Second Lieutanent Trenton Seipel, that is an active member in the Civil Air Patrol.
Facilities and aircraft
Anthony Municipal Airport covers an area of 208 acres (84.2 ha) which contains two runwayRunway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
s: 17/35 with a 3,598 x 70 ft (1,097 x 21 m) asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
pavement and 10/28 with a 2,200 x 150 ft (671 x 46 m) turf
Grass
Grasses, or more technically graminoids, are monocotyledonous, usually herbaceous plants with narrow leaves growing from the base. They include the "true grasses", of the Poaceae family, as well as the sedges and the rushes . The true grasses include cereals, bamboo and the grasses of lawns ...
surface.
For the 12-month period ending January 18, 2007, the airport had 6,200 general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
aircraft operations, an average of 16 per day. At that time there were 11 aircraft based at this airport:
91% single-engine
Aircraft engine
An aircraft engine is the component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power. Aircraft engines are almost always either lightweight piston engines or gas turbines...
and 9% multi-engine.