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| '''South Valley Regional Airport ''' {{Airport codes|||U42}} is a public ] located in ], {{convert|7|mi|km|spell=in}} southwest of ], ], United States. |
'''South Valley Regional Airport ''' {{Airport codes|||U42}} is a public ] located in ], {{convert|7|mi|km|spell=in}} southwest of ], ], United States. Originally named Municipal Airport No. 2, construction began July 8, 1941, and it opened around July 15, 1942. It is the primary ] airport in the area and is a ] training base with ] and ] helicopters.<ref name="uaoa u42">{{cite web|url=http://www.uaoa.org/u42.htm|title=Salt Lake City Airport II|publisher=Utah Airport Operators Association|access-date=2009-10-11}}</ref> Leading Edge Aviation is the single ] (FBO) onsite; the FBO and Alta Aircraft Maintenance operate maintenance facilities, and the FBO and Utah Helicopter Flight Academy operate ]s.<ref name="uaoa u42" /> | ||
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| ==History== | ==History== | ||
| The Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce first proposed Municipal Airport No. 2 in late 1940. The airport was to be used chiefly for private fliers, to free the Salt Lake port for army and commercial transport use. On June 7, 1941, local contractor Gibbons & Reed was chosen as the winning bid to grade and pave one runway, and build the fencing and drainage and the clearing and grading began on July 8, 1941. | |||
| On 10 February 1942, the ] (Colonel E. G. Thomas) recommended a "5,450-acre dry farming area in Kearns" for an inland Army training site.{{r|Alexander}} For one of "the eight new technical training installations rushed into operation" during 1942–3, a ] "plot of 1,405 acres was purchased".{{r|Futrell}}{{rp|110}} The '''Kearns Center''' military unit was activated (designated) 1 May 1942,{{r|AETChistory}} and "a contract for a theater of operations cantonment was let" on 16 June 1942.{{r|Futrell}} "Basic Training Center No. 5" began operations on 17 July<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/salt-lake-tribune/1943-08-03/page-9|title=Salt Lake Tribune Newspaper Archives, Aug 3, 1943, p. 9|date=3 August 1943}}</ref> and opened on 20 July{{r|Futrell}}{{rp|110}} under ].{{r|Alexander}} A "]" spur was built to the installation's railroad station, and by 21 August all barracks were complete.{{r|Alexander}} "Upon completion of their basic training most of the pre-aviation cadets sent to one of the many college operated under the supervision of the Army Air {{sic|Corp."}},<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth256042/m1/1/zoom/|title = The Crosbyton Review. (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 30, ed. 1|date = 23 July 1943}}</ref> known as the ]. The ] and three technical school squadrons (1032d, 1033d, and 1034th) were assigned to Kearns on 10 September 1942,{{Citation needed|date=October 2013}} and Kearns' commander, Colonel Leo F. Post, arrived by September 12.{{r|Alexander}} Construction was completed in October 1942{{r|Futrell}}{{rp|110}} and Kearns' "basic military training and technical training" continued until 30 September 1943.{{r|AETChistory}} | |||
| On April 2, 1942, the city commission gave final approval to a contract for V.L. Chapman to construct an 80 foot x 100 foot hangar, make other improvements, and for operation of a commercial flying business, paying the city a $50 per year ground lease for five years and 2 cents per gallon for all gasoline he sold. The target completion date was July 15, 1942. | |||
| ===Kearns Army Air Field=== | |||
| '''Kearns Army Air Field''' was the flight facility constructed{{When|date=October 2013}} on the larger base{{Citation needed |reason=Alexander doesn't mention any "airfield" or "runway" at Kearns, nor does the AETC history identify any flight training at Kearns.|date=October 2013}} and was used by 9 ] bombardment groups – ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and from Gowen Field, ],<ref name="461stHISTORY1">{{cite web |title=Chapter I Development & Organization of the 461st Bomb Group During July, August and September 1943. |url=http://www.461st.org/History/461st%20History/PDFs/jul-sep43.pdf |website=461st.org |access-date=6 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111012231729/http://461st.org/History/461st%20History/PDFs/jul-sep43.pdf |archive-date=12 October 2011 |page=6 |url-status=live}}</ref> formed 31 August{{snd}}17 October 1943. The base transferred to ] on 1 October 1943,{{Citation needed|date=October 2013}} and the bomb groups all were reassigned by the end of 1943 (e.g., the 461st to ]).<ref name=Maurer>Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. {{ISBN|0-89201-092-4}}.</ref>{{Verify source|date=October 2013}} In January 1944, Kearns AAF began performing personnel replacement training, rather than group training. In April, ground echelon training for B-24 support personnel was ended.<ref>{{Full citation needed|date=October 2013}} {{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}</ref> | |||
| On July 25, 1942, fifteen Naval Cadets began training by a private flying school under the civil pilot training program. | |||
| ===Camp Kearns=== | |||
| In April 1944, "Camp Kearns" was returned to the ] when the WTTC's ] in Colorado transferred to the ].<ref name=DP1944>{{Cite news |date=14 April 1944 |title=Ft. Logan to be Convalescent Center Starting at Midnight |url=http://plainshumanities.unl.edu/homefront/homefront.news.dp.19440414 |format=transcription at PlainsHumanities.unl.edu |newspaper=] |access-date=2013-02-11 |quote=]…army air service command will take over the post from the army air forces western technical command, which has operated it since 1 March 1941, as a clerical school. Under the air service command, Fort Logan will become a center for the training of convalescent air force service men returning from overseas. … the western technical training command will take back Camp Kearns.}}</ref> On 1 July 1944 Camp Kearns transferred to AAF ].{{r|AETChistory}} | |||
| Around Thanksgiving 1944, a Kearns Flying Club began using privately owned single-engine Taylorcrafts, Porterfields, and a Fairchild. Men of all ranks from Kearns flew these and instruction went on 7 days a week. | |||
| A theater for "colored personnel" became part of Kearns Junior High School. A base chapel is now part of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church. The base train station is a day-care center. A cannon that had stood next to the headquarters' flagpole stood for many years at the corner of 40th West and 54th South.<ref name=Davidson /> | |||
| The nearby base was sometimes called Army Air Base Kearns, but it had no runways. The Army never controlled or probably landed at Municipal Airport 2. The nine bomber units that arrived and left Kearns did so by train. | |||
| The World War I-era cannon and flagpole from the old Camp Kearns military base have been relocated to the Kearns township recreation center. They are now part of the new Kearns Veterans Memorial Plaza, dedicated 10 November 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.sltrib.com/story.php?ref=/sltrib/news/55178744-78/kearns-memorial-veterans-flagpole.html.csp|title = Kearns to dedicate new veterans memorial}}</ref> | |||
| ===Army Air Base, Kearns=== | |||
| Redesignated '''Army Air Base, Kearns''' on 1 October 1944 when transferred to the ], command of the base transferred from Converse R. Lewis to Colonel Walter F. Siegmund.<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 28, 1943 |title=Kearns Gets New Head |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=336&dat=19430928&id=aKlSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=m38DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3947,2800234 |format=] |newspaper=The Deseret News |access-date=2013-10-25 |quote=With the transfer comes the change in the name of the facility, from Basic Training Center No. 5 to Army Air Base, Kearns.}}</ref><ref>"Colonel Walter F. Siegmund, A. C, Commanding Officer Army Air Base Kearns, Utah," inside title "Encamped at Kearns," ca. 1944 (cited by Alexander)</ref> | |||
| Both the "Overseas Replacement Depot, Kearns, Utah"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/collections/military-legal-resources/?q=pdf/JAG_I-3.pdf|title=Search results for Military Legal Resources, pdf/JAG_I-3.pdf, Available Online|website=Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.}}</ref> and "] under command jurisdiction of Kearns ORD" transferred to ] on 21 March 1946.{{r|SAChs61}} Kearns ORD and SLC AAFld (along with North Carolina's Greensboro ORD and the ])transferred to ] on 30 April{{r|SAChs61}} and Kearns finally transferred to ] (31 July).{{r|AETChistory}} The base (including Kearns AAF)<!--{{dn|reason=Kearns AAF or Salt Lake City AAF?|date=October 2013}}--> was inactivated on 15 August 1946 and transferred to the ] for disposal.{{Citation needed|date=October 2013}} The War Assets Administration declared Kearns surplus on 24 January 1947, and the high bid by ] was opened in July 1948 for the {{convert|1200|acre|abbr=on}} installation with only 100 remaining buildings.{{r|Alexander}} A "Camp Kearns Memorial" was emplaced at the Arlo D. James Kearns Veterans Memorial Park (later moved to {{Coord|40|38.849||N|112|00.354||W|notes=<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMBB35_Camp_Kearns_Kearns_UT_USA |title = Camp Kearns – Kearns, UT – Military Installations on Waymarking.com}}</ref> }}). | |||
| ===Since World War II=== | ===Since World War II=== | ||
| After ], |
After ], the airport continued to be '''Salt Lake City Municipal Airport II'''. On 10 February 2009, the Salt Lake City Council voted to change the airport's name to '''South Valley Regional Airport'''. The council made the change in order to more clearly describe the location and function of the airport and because the traditional name of "Airport II" had "no historical significance."<ref name="SLCresolution">{{cite web |title=Resolution No. 11 of 2009 (Renaming of Airport II) |url=ftp://ftrftp.slcgov.com/resolutions/Resolution%2011%20of%202009.pdf |website=SLC.gov |access-date=6 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804023430/ftp://ftrftp.slcgov.com/resolutions/Resolution%2011%20of%202009.pdf |archive-date=4 August 2020 |date=10 February 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="SLCmemo">{{cite web |last1=Halladay |first1=Karen |title=Memo: Renaming of Airport II in West Jordan to South Valley Regional Airport |url=ftp://ftrftp.slcgov.com/attachments/02-10-09-C1.pdf |website=SLC.gov |access-date=6 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804025113/ftp://ftrftp.slcgov.com/attachments/02-10-09-C1.pdf |archive-date=4 August 2020 |date=27 January 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Salt Lake City Department of Airports | ||||||||||
| Location | West Jordan, Utah | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,607 ft / 1,404.2 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°37′10″N 111°59′34″W / 40.61944°N 111.99278°W / 40.61944; -111.99278 | ||||||||||
| Website | https://slcairport.com/about-the-airport/general-aviation/south-valley-regional-airport/ | ||||||||||
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South Valley Regional Airport (FAA LID: U42) is a public airport located in West Jordan, seven miles (11 km) southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Originally named Municipal Airport No. 2, construction began July 8, 1941, and it opened around July 15, 1942. It is the primary general aviation airport in the area and is a Utah Army National Guard training base with Apache and Blackhawk helicopters. Leading Edge Aviation is the single fixed-base operator (FBO) onsite; the FBO and Alta Aircraft Maintenance operate maintenance facilities, and the FBO and Utah Helicopter Flight Academy operate flight schools.
History
The Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce first proposed Municipal Airport No. 2 in late 1940. The airport was to be used chiefly for private fliers, to free the Salt Lake port for army and commercial transport use. On June 7, 1941, local contractor Gibbons & Reed was chosen as the winning bid to grade and pave one runway, and build the fencing and drainage and the clearing and grading began on July 8, 1941.
On April 2, 1942, the city commission gave final approval to a contract for V.L. Chapman to construct an 80 foot x 100 foot hangar, make other improvements, and for operation of a commercial flying business, paying the city a $50 per year ground lease for five years and 2 cents per gallon for all gasoline he sold. The target completion date was July 15, 1942.
On July 25, 1942, fifteen Naval Cadets began training by a private flying school under the civil pilot training program.
Around Thanksgiving 1944, a Kearns Flying Club began using privately owned single-engine Taylorcrafts, Porterfields, and a Fairchild. Men of all ranks from Kearns flew these and instruction went on 7 days a week.
The nearby base was sometimes called Army Air Base Kearns, but it had no runways. The Army never controlled or probably landed at Municipal Airport 2. The nine bomber units that arrived and left Kearns did so by train.
Since World War II
After World War II, the airport continued to be Salt Lake City Municipal Airport II. On 10 February 2009, the Salt Lake City Council voted to change the airport's name to South Valley Regional Airport. The council made the change in order to more clearly describe the location and function of the airport and because the traditional name of "Airport II" had "no historical significance."
See also
References
- "South Valley Regional Airport (1434590)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
- ^ "Salt Lake City Airport II". Utah Airport Operators Association. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
- "Resolution No. 11 of 2009 (Renaming of Airport II)" (PDF). SLC.gov. 10 February 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- Halladay, Karen (27 January 2009). "Memo: Renaming of Airport II in West Jordan to South Valley Regional Airport" (PDF). SLC.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
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External links
- South Valley Regional Airport (on Salt Lake City International Airport's website)
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