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Freeman Municipal Airport

Coordinates: 38°55′31″N 85°54′25″W / 38.92528°N 85.90694°W / 38.92528; -85.90694
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For the World War II use of the airport, see Freeman Army Airfield.
Freeman Municipal Airport
USGS 3-27-1998 orthophoto
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerSeymour Airport Authority
ServesSeymour, Indiana
Elevation AMSL583 ft / 178 m
Coordinates38°55′31″N 85°54′25″W / 38.92528°N 85.90694°W / 38.92528; -85.90694
Map
SER is located in Indiana
SER
SER
Location of airport in Indiana
SER is located in the United States
SER
SER
SER (the United States)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 6,001 1,829 Asphalt
14/32 5,502 1,677 Asphalt
18U/36U 1,200 366 Turf
9U/27U 1,000 305 Turf
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2017)20,786
Based aircraft (2022)67

Freeman Municipal Airport (IATA: SER[2], ICAO: KSER, FAA LID: SER) is a public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) southwest of the central business district of Seymour, a city in Jackson County, Indiana, United States. It is owned by the Seymour Airport Authority.[1] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]

History

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Established by the United States Army Air Forces in 1942, it became first USAAF helicopter training school in June 1944. Black aviators, including a group of Tuskegee Airmen, trained at Freeman Field. In April 1945, several black officers tried to integrate an officers' club resulting in what became known as the "Freeman Field Mutiny". The mutiny is generally regarded by historians of the Civil Rights Movement as an important step toward full integration of the armed forces and as a model for later efforts to integrate public facilities through civil disobedience.

After the end of World War II, Freeman AAF became a storage depot of many captured German and Italian aircraft (Operation Lusty). Training at the field had stopped and it became the site for the storage of American and foreign aircraft. Freeman Field was closed and declared surplus on December 30, 1946. It was deactivated in November 1948 and turned over to local civilian authorities for use as a civil airport.

The airport announced plans for new t-hangars in 2022.[4]

Facilities and aircraft

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Freeman Municipal Airport covers an area of 2,100 acres (850 ha) at an elevation of 583 feet (178 m) above sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 14/32 is 5,502 by 100 feet (1,677 x 30 m) and 5/23 is 6,001 by 100 feet (1,829 x 30 m). It also has two unpaved turf runways: 18U/36U is 1,200 by 100 feet (366 x 30 m) and 9U/27U is 1,000 by 100 feet (305 x 30 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2017, the airport had 20,786 aircraft operations, an average of 57 per day: 78% general aviation, 21% air taxi and 1% military. In April 2022, there were 67 aircraft based at this airport: 42 single-engine, 8 multi-engine, 2 helicopter and 15 gliders.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for SER PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "IATA Airport Code Search (SER: Seymour / Freeman Municipal)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
  3. ^ "Appendix A: List of NPIAS Airports with 5-Year Forecast Activity and Development Cost". National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Reports. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-10-27.
  4. ^ McDonald, Lori (2 May 2022). "Plans for New T-hangar are Taking Off". The Tribune. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
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