The Early History of Fayetteville Municipal Airport

By J. B. Hogan and Kirby L. Estes

This article is used by permission of the authors and the Washington County Historical Society. Originally published in the WCHS "Flashback" Volume 60, Number 2, Summer 2010.

J. B. Hogan, a native of Fayetteville, is a prolific writer. The late Kirby L. Estes served as Poet Laureate of Fayetteville from April 2006 to April 2007. This Article is dedicated to the memory of Glenn D. Estes, the first flight service station chief at Drake Field and father of Kirby Estes.