World War II Flight Training at Kirksville’s Airport
Northeast Missouri State Teachers College entered Civilian Pilot Training in January 1941, and Kirksville’s airport later became part of the War Training Service effort during World War II.
Aviation History
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The History of Kirksville Regional Airport
Kirksville aviation history runs from a 1924 north-side grass strip to the current airport site established in 1930, wartime training in the 1940s and later regional commercial service.
Kirksville’s First Airport and the Man Who Started It
The City traces Kirksville’s first established airfield to a small grass strip north of town in 1924 owned by Roy B. “Cap” Dodson.