Ranger Municipal Airport Historical

Ranger Municipal Airport Historical (HM1UMC)

Location: Ranger, TX 76470 Eastland County
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N 32° 27.345', W 98° 40.83'

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The Texas Department of Transportation's Aviation Division lists this field as the third oldest operating airport in the state. The earliest documentation for an airplane landing in Ranger was on November 24, 1911, when Robert G. Fowler landed his Wright biplane on the V.V. Cooper, Sr. field just west of the present airport building, on the eastern edge of Ranger College. Fowler, an early aviator, landed in Ranger during his transcontinental attempt to win publisher William Randolph Hearst's $50,000 prize for the first person to fly across the United States in 30 days.
     In the spring of 1928, C.J. Moore and various aviation boosters determined to build an airport for Eastland County began searching for a suitable site. They purchased the 135-acre V.V. Cooper, Sr. tract, and officially dedicated the airport on Armistice Day, November 11, 1928. Called Haugland Airport in the 1930s, the airport was renamed Ranger Municipal Airport in September 1939 when the Ranger Flying Service, owned by Russell B. Miller, Hall Walker and O.G. Lanier opened a civilian pilot training program at the airport.
     Several noteworthy aviation events have occurred at Ranger Field. On June 16, 1931, aviatrix Amelia Earhart landed her Pitcairn autogiro here. In the 1930s, Ranger Airport served as a midway point for glider races from Grand Prairie
to Sweetwater and back. During World War II, Army Air Forces Piper L4 Cub pilots flew into Ranger Municipal Airport on multiple occasions for two to three days of practice in the clear skies around Ranger. Since World War II area citizens have worked continuously to make Ranger Municipal Airport an asset to the city, county and state.
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HM NumberHM1UMC
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Year Placed2006
Placed ByTexas Historical Commission
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Date Added Saturday, September 24th, 2016 at 9:03pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 530028 N 3590998
Decimal Degrees32.45575000, -98.68050000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 27.345', W 98° 40.83'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 27' 20.7" N, 98° 40' 49.8" W
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Area Code(s)254
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1301-1499 Oddie St, Ranger TX 76470, US
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