Perry-Foley Airport

Perry-Foley Airport Perry Army Airfield
250px 2006 USGS airphoto
IATA: FPY – ICAO: none – FAA LID: 40J
Summary
Airport type	Public use
Owner	Taylor County, Florida
Operator	Barbara Bratcher
Serves	Perry, Florida
Location	Taylor County, Florida
Elevation AMSL	45 ft / 14 m
Coordinates
Website	Taylor County Development Authority
Map
FPY Location of Perry-Foley Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 6/24 4,378 1,334 Asphalt 12/30 4,754 1,449 Asphalt 18/36 4,986 1,520 Asphalt
Statistics (1999)
Aircraft operations 18,400 Based aircraft 5
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Perry-Foley Airport (IATA: FPY, FAA LID: 40J) is a public-use airport located 3 miles (4.8 km) south of the central business district of the city of Perry in Taylor County, Florida, United States. The airport is publicly owned.

History

During World War II, the airfield was constructed and used by the Third Air Force of the United States Army Air Forces for training.

Developed on 862 acres (3.49 km²), Perry Army Airfield became operational on 9 June 1943 as a sub-base to Dale Mabry Army Airfield in Tallahassee, Florida under the authority of the 338th Fighter Group of the Third Air Force.

Perry AAF was a replacement training unit, hosting the 312th and 441st Fighter Squadrons. Pilots received their final training in P-40 Warhawks, P-47 Thunderbolts, and P-51 Mustangs at Perry AAF prior to joining operational units in the European or Pacific theaters.

With the close of hostilities, the last military pilots left Perry AAF in September 1945. The airfield was subsequently deeded to Taylor County by the War Assets Administration in April 1947, and the field reverted to civilian aviation purposes. It has been used as a general aviation airfield ever since.

See also

• Florida World War II Army Airfields

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

• Maurer, Maurer (ed.). Combat Squadrons of the Air Force: World War II. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1982 ISBN 0-405-12194-6.
• Maurer, Maurer (ed.), Air Force Combat Units of World War II, History and Insignia, USAF Historical Divisio, Washington, DC, 1961 (reprint 1983) ISBN 0-89201-092-4
• Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004.
• World War II airfields database: Florida
• AFJRA Search Perry Army Airfield

External links

• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for 40J
  • AirNav airport information for 40J
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for 40J