Sharpe Field

Sharpe Field
Tuskegee Army Airfield
2006 USGS airphoto
Tuskegee Army Airfield – 27 February 1950
Summary
Airport typeClosed
OwnerBradbury Family Partnership
LocationTuskegee, Alabama
Elevation AMSL253 ft / 77 m
Coordinates32°29′31″N 85°46′32″W / 32.49194°N 85.77556°W / 32.49194; -85.77556
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KLUL is located in Alabama
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Location of Sharpe Field
KLUL is located in the United States
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 5,300 1,615 Asphalt
Tuskegee Army Airfield, 11 February 1943
The first graduates of the Advanced Flying school on a BT-13 basic training aircraft
Official US Army Air Force Training Command photograph of 20 Tuskegee Airmen posing in front of a P-40

Sharpe Field (IATA: TGE, FAA LID: AL73) is a closed private use airport located six nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) northwest of the central business district of Tuskegee, a city in Macon County, Alabama, United States. This airport is privately owned by the Bradbury Family Partnership.[1]

Formerly known as Tuskegee Army Airfield, Sharpe Field was used to train the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II. It provided advanced training for the graduates of nearby Moton Field.[2] Most of the history of the Tuskegee Airmen was made at this site.

  1. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for AL73 PDF, effective 2009-07-02.
  2. ^ [1] Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Tuskegee Army Airfield / Sharpe Field