Pylon Field

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Pylon Field
Summary
Opened1960 (1960)
Closed1975 (1975)
Elevation  AMSL 610 ft / 186 m
Coordinates 32°41′16″N97°10′48″W / 32.68778°N 97.18000°W / 32.68778; -97.18000
Pylon Field
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
17/351,800549Sod

Pylon Field was a small airport located in southwest Arlington, Texas, United States. [1] It was originally built in 1960. [1] The airport had a single 1,800-foot unpaved [2] runway. [3]

In 1973, the airport was sold to Arlington ISD, who gave the owners two years to close the airport. [1] The airport was closed in 1975. [1]

The airport housed and sold airplanes, most of which belonging to "new owners" who look lessons and purchased their planes at the airport. [4]

The former location of the airport runway is now the parking lot for the baseball fields at Martin High School in Arlington.

After the airport closed, and before Martin High School took over, the field was used for soccer events. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Pylon Field, Arlington, TX". airfields-freeman.com. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Texas First With Airports, Second in Plane Population". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 6, 1963. p. 20. Retrieved September 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Directory of Texas Airports: 1963 (PDF). The Texas Aeronautics Commission. 1963. p. 9. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Saginaw Airport Shows Drop". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. January 15, 1967. p. 10. Retrieved September 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Sports Scoreboard - Announcements". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. May 2, 1979. p. 34. Retrieved September 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Ailing Plane Lands In Field; Pilot OK". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. August 29, 1965. p. 12. Retrieved September 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Plane Acrobatics End in Tragedy". The Waco News-Tribune. December 21, 1965. p. 1. Retrieved September 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Plane Contest Claims Texan". Austin American-Statesman. January 15, 1968. p. 2. Retrieved September 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.


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