Lawson Army Airfield

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Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning)
IATA: LSF – ICAO: KLSF – FAA: LSF
Summary
Airport type		Military
Owner		United States Army
Location		Fort Benning Columbus, Georgia
Elevation AMSL		232 ft / 71 m
Coordinates		32°20′14″N, 084°59′29″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
15/33	10,000	3048	Asphalt
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Lawson Army Airfield (IATA: LSF, ICAO: KLSF, FAA LID: LSF) is a military airport located at Fort Benning in Chattahoochee County, Georgia, south of the city of Columbus, Georgia.^[1] It is Fort Benning's primary Force Projection Platform.

Contents 1 Facilities 2 History 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Facilities

Lawson Army Airfield has one runway:

• Runway 15/33: 10,000 ft. x 150 ft. (3,048 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt

[edit] History

Although the area was used as an airfield since WWI, it did not have an official name until a War Department order (dated July 6, 1931) designated it "Lawson Field", in honor of Captain Walter Rolls Lawson. Captain Lawson was a pilot who served during World War I with the 91st French French Escadrille in France,and was awared the Distinguished Service Cross. He was killed in an airplane accident in 1923 at McCook Field, now Wright-Patterson Air force Base.

During World War II, Lawson AAF was commanded by the United States Army Air Force (Third Air Force). It was used as a transport/cargo aircraft training facility. USAAF Groups which were trained at Lawson were:

• 74th Observation Group (27 Feb 1942 - 10 Apr 1942)
  Trained personnel in aerial reconnaissance, medium bombardment, and fighter techniques

• 316th Troop Carrier (Aug 1942 - 29 Sep 1942) Douglas C-47/C-53 Skytrain
• 314th Troop Carrier (20 Feb 1943 - May 1943) Douglas C-47/C-53 Skytrain
• 63rd Troop Carrier (7 May 1943 - 3 Jun 1943) Douglas C-47/C-53 Skytrain
• 10th Troop Carrier (30 Nov 1943 - 21 Jan 1944) Douglas C-47/C-53 Skytrain
• 438th Troop Carrier (1 Oct-15 Nov 1945) (Used for unit deactivation)

United States Air Force Units at Lawson Air Force Base were:

• 434th Troop Carrier Wing (23 Jan 1952 - 1 Feb 1953) Curtiss C-46 Command0
• 464th Troop Carrier Wing (1 Feb 1953 - 21 Sep 1954) Curtiss C-46 Command0

Lawson AFB was closed in 1954 and the facility turned over to the Army. It has operated continually since that time as Lawson AAF.

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} FAA Airport Master Record for LSF (Form 5010 PDF)

[edit] External links

• Lawson Army Airfield (GlobalSecurity.org)
• FAA Airport Diagram(PDF), effective 5 June 2008
• Lawson Army Airfield at WikiMapia
• Resources for this U.S. military airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KLSF
  • ASN accident history for LSF
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KLSF