Esler Field,[2][3] also known as Esler Regional Airport[1] (IATA: ESF, ICAO: KESF, FAA LID: ESF), is a military and public use airfield in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States,[1] near the City of Pineville.[2][3] It is located 10 nautical miles (12 statute miles, 19 kilometres) northeast of the central business district of Alexandria, Louisiana,[1] The airfield is owned by the Louisiana Army National Guard[1] and is the home of Army Aviation Support Facility #2 (AASF#2).
This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport.[4] It has no scheduled commercial airline service at present but was served by Delta Air Lines in the past with mainline passenger jet service.
^ abcdeFAA Airport Form 5010 for ESF PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective September 7, 2023.
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"Helicopter simulator training region's finest". Louisiana National Guard. 27 February 2011. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Esler Field in Pineville
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"Guard medical evacuation unit returns to Central Louisiana". Louisiana National Guard. 22 March 2011. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Esler Field in Pineville
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"2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB)" (PDF). 2011–2015 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. 4 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-27.
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commanded a significant number of airfields in a support roles. It is still possible to find remnants of these wartime airfields. Many were converted into municipal...
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with Fort Ord units. It was reassigned back to Third Air Force, moving to Esler Field, Louisiana in January 1943 where it served as the observation unit...
the 94th Reconnaissance Squadron. In February 1942, the group moved to Esler Field, Louisiana, where it began converting to the North American B-25 Mitchell...
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unit, as the 94th Reconnaissance Squadron. In February, the group moved to Esler Field, Louisiana, where it began converting to the North American B-25 Mitchell...
performed its maiden flight from RAF Boscombe Down, Squadron Leader Samuel Eric Esler, DFC, AE, was at the controls. Two days later, it was statically displayed...
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