Business View Magazine l November 2022

251 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 11 K ingman Arizona has been a transportation hub since before the United States was carved into its current map. From stagecoach through rail Kingsman would eventually become the heart of the fabled Auto Route 66. But when it comes to transportation, perhaps the most interesting story is that of the Kingsman Municipal Airport, or as it was originally called, The Kingman Army Airfield, one of the largest training facilities for the Air Force in World War Two, training some 35,000 soldiers. “The airport was created by the US Army Air Force as an air gunnery school,” explains Doug Breckenridge, General Manager for the Kingman Municipal Airport, “and the individuals who came here were mainly training how to use the weapons on the back of the B17 Bombers, and the B24 and B25s. They even trained AT A GLANCE KINGMAN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT WHAT: Arizona airport servicing mainly private aircraft WHERE: Kingman, AZ WEBSITE: https://www.kingmanairport.com KINGMAN Municipal Airport Historical roots paved the airport’s runway for success