Tallassee Airport

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Tallassee Airport
Reeves Airport

Griel Army Auxiliary Airfield #1
Tallassee Airport - Alabama.jpg
2006 USGS airphoto
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Serves Tallassee, Alabama
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  is located in Alabama
Location of Tallassee Airport

Tallassee Airport is closed airport located 4 miles south of Tallassee, Alabama.

History

The airport was built about 1941 as one of two satellite airfields to the Army pilot school at Tuskegee Army Airfield. It was designated Griel Army Auxiliary Airfield #1 and was named after the original landowner. Griel Field was not yet built when its parent field (Tuskegee AAF) commenced training operations The field was said to not have any hangars and was apparently unmanned unless necessary for aircraft recovery.

After the war the airfield reverted to private ownership and became Tallassee Airport. Not much is known about the airport, and was closed sometime during the 1970s.

Today, the airfield appears to be part of a light industrial estate, the remains of the runway are clearly visible in aerial photography.

See also

References

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

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