Pylon Field

Pylon Field
Summary
Opened1960 (1960)
Closed1975 (1975)
Elevation AMSL610 ft (190 m)
Coordinates32°41′16″N 97°10′48″W / 32.68778°N 97.18000°W / 32.68778; -97.18000
Map
Interactive map of Pylon Field
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 1,800 549 Sod

Pylon Field was a small airport located in southwest Arlington, Texas, United States.[1] It was originally built in 1960.[1] The airport had a single 1,800-foot unpaved[2] runway.[3]

In 1973, the airport was sold to Arlington ISD, who gave the owners two years to close the airport.[1] The airport was closed in 1975.[1]

The airport housed and sold airplanes, most of which belonging to "new owners" who look lessons and purchased their planes at the airport.[4]

The former location of the airport runway is now the parking lot for the baseball fields at Martin High School in Arlington.

After the airport closed, and before Martin High School took over, the field was used for soccer events.[5]

Accidents and incidents

  • August 28, 1965: A plane taking off from the field's left wing tore off in an emergency landing after a motor stall. The pilot walked away unharmed.[6]
  • December 20, 1965: An agricultural pilot doing acrobatics over the field crashed. The pilot, Thomas F. Russell, was killed in the crash.[7]
  • January 14, 1968: A pilot during plane contest failed to recover from a tight turn and crashed. The pilot, Johnny Lee Aitken, was killed, and the passenger was critically injured.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Pylon Field, Arlington, TX". airfields-freeman.com. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "Texas First With Airports, Second in Plane Population". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 6, 1963. p. 20. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Directory of Texas Airports: 1963 (PDF). The Texas Aeronautics Commission. 1963. p. 9. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  4. ^ "Saginaw Airport Shows Drop". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. January 15, 1967. p. 10. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sports Scoreboard - Announcements". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. May 2, 1979. p. 34. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Ailing Plane Lands In Field; Pilot OK". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. August 29, 1965. p. 12. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Plane Acrobatics End in Tragedy". The Waco News-Tribune. December 21, 1965. p. 1. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Plane Contest Claims Texan". Austin American-Statesman. January 15, 1968. p. 2. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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