Cuero Municipal Airport


Cuero Municipal Airport is a public airport located approximately east-southeast of Cuero, Texas. It provides general aviation service.

History

Opened on 1 April 1941 with 5000ft all-way turf runway. Began training United States Army Air Corps flying cadets under contract to Brayton Flying Service, Inc.
Assigned to United States Army Air Forces Gulf Coast Training Center as a primary pilot training airfield.
had four local axillary airfields for emergency and overflow landings.
Flight training was performed with Fairchild PT-19s as the primary trainer. Also had several PT-17 Stearmans and a few old Curtiss P-1 Hawks and Airco DH.4s assigned.
Deactivated on 4 August 1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program.
Declared surplus and turned over to the Army Corps of Engineers on 30 September 1945.
Eventually discharged to the War Assets Administration and became a civil airport.

Present

As of February 2015, there are 2 hangars and 4 tie downs for general aviation aircraft.

Future