Moton Field

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Moton Field is a historic airfield in Tuskegee, Alabama, best known as the primary training site of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen.

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Moton Field canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airfield
airport
historic site
associatedWithEthnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African Americans
associatedWithEvent desegregation of the U.S. armed forces
associatedWithOrganization Tuskegee University
surface form: Tuskegee Institute

United States Army Air Corps
category African-American history sites
Airports in Alabama
World War II airfields in the United States
conflict World War II
country United States of America
currentUse general aviation
historic interpretation and education
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 265 feet
hasControlTower historic control tower building
hasFaaLocationIdentifier 06A
hasHangar World War II-era aircraft hangars
hasIcaoCode K06A
hasMuseum Tuskegee Airmen interpretive exhibits
hasNearbyCity Montgomery, Alabama
hasNearbyInstitution Tuskegee University
hasPart Moton Field Municipal Airport
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site
hasRunway Runway 13/31
hasRunwaySurface asphalt
hasVisitorCenter yes
heritageDesignation U.S. National Historic Site
surface form: National Historic Site

National Register of Historic Places
surface form: National Register of Historic Places listing
inception 1940s
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Macon County, Alabama NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
location Tuskegee, Alabama, United States
surface form: Tuskegee, Alabama
namedAfter Robert Russa Moton
notableFor primary training site of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II
operator National Park Service
ownedBy City of Tuskegee
partOf Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site
surface form: Tuskegee Institute flight training program
preservationStatus preserved as a historic site
publicAccess yes
runwayLength about 5,000 feet
significantEvent training of the Tuskegee Airmen
touristAttraction yes
usedBy Tuskegee Airmen
United States Army Air Forces
usedFor military flight training
pilot training

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Tuskegee, Alabama, United States hasLandmark Moton Field
subject surface form: Tuskegee, Alabama
Macon County contains Moton Field
subject surface form: Macon County, Alabama