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Dane County Regional Airport – Madison WI

Truax Field

Truax Field

Truax Field

Photo: Erin TerBeek Source

Truax Field

Truax Field

Project type: Airports, Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
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Description

“Originally constructed in 1937 with assistance from the WPA, the Madison Municipal Airport was renamed Truax Field during World War II to honor Tommy Truax, a local air cadet killed during a training accident.”

The airport is now also known as the Dane County Regional Airport.

Source notes

https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/whi/fullRecord.asp?id=11165&qstring=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wisconsinhistory.org%2Fwhi%2Fresults.asp%3Fpageno%3D713%26keyword1%3Dmadison%26search_type%3Dbasic%26sort_by%3Ddate

Project originally submitted by Erin TerBeek on August 27, 2012.

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Location Info

4000 International Lane
Madison, WI 53704

Coordinates: 43.134032, -89.346743

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