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This article is about the airport in
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The airport was used as a filming location for the 1973 film by
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and 5% military. 15 single-engine aircraft were then based at the airport.
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In 2010 the airport had 6,900 aircraft operations, average 18 per day: 95%
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The history of the airport began in 1935 with initial development by the
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Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Colorado
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History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002
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1133:Resources for this airport:
844:List of airports in Colorado
162:4,229 ft / 1,289 m
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1107:GPX (secondary coordinates)
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1018:Manning, Thomas A. (2005),
969:Forgotten Fields of America
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