Pueblo Memorial Airport

Pueblo Memorial Airport is a public airport located six miles east of Pueblo, in Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. It is primarily used for general aviation.Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 4,345 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 5,192 in 2009 and 11,641 in 2010. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 called it a non-primary commercial service airport based on enplanements in 2008/2009 (between 2,500 and 10,000 per year).HistoryBuilt in 1941 as the Pueblo Army Air Base, it was used as an advanced flying school to train B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator four engine heavy bomber crews. It was under the command of the United States Army Air Forces Second Air Force 360th Army Air Force Base Unit. Known bomb groups which trained or based at Pueblo were: 94th Bombardment Group (B-17) January - April 1943 302d Bombardment Group (B-24) 30 September 1942 - 1 December 1942 351st Bombardment Group (B-17) 1 March - 12 April 1943 381st Bombardment Group (B-17) 5 April - 9 May 1943 400th Bombardment Group (B-17) 2 May - 31 July 1943 466th Bombardment Group (B-29) 25 July - 15 August 1945 469th Bombardment Group (B-24) 1–7 May 1943 471st Bombardment Group (B-24) 7 May 1943 - 28 January 1944