Craig Field (airport)
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Craig Field Airport & Industrial Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Selma, Alabama | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 166 ft / 51 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°20′38″N 086°59′16″W / 32.34389°N 86.98778°W | ||||||||||
| Website | www.CraigComplex.com | ||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||||||
Craig Field (IATA: SEM, ICAO: KSEM, FAA LID: SEM) is a public airport four miles southeast of Selma, in Dallas County, Alabama. The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility. It was previously Craig Air Force Base, an Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT) base with T-37 Tweet and T-38 Talon aircraft operated by the 29th Flying Training Wing of the U.S. Air Force. Craig AFB was closed in 1977 as part of reduced defense spending and a concurrent post-Vietnam War reduction in force.