Pinecastle Targeting Airstrip serves Altoona, US.
Pinecastle Targeting Airstrip (US-4299) is a defunct airport located near Altoona, Florida.
It was originally known as Orlando Army Air Field #2 and then Pinecastle Army Airfield, established in 1943 to support the training mission of Orlando Army Air Base during World War II. After the war, it was closed in 1947 and transferred to the City of Orlando, but was reactivated in 1951 as Pinecastle Air Force Base due to the Korean War. In 1958, it was renamed McCoy Air Force Base and continued operations until its final closure in 1975 as part of a post-Vietnam reduction in force.
Today, the majority of the former McCoy Air Force Base site is operated and maintained by the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority as Orlando International Airport.
*Sources researched: airportmap.de, bigorre.org, ourairports.com, usacitymap.com, en.m.wikipedia.org*
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Pinecastle Targeting Airstrip is located in Altoona, US, at an elevation of 110 ft. Its IATA code is — and ICAO code is US-4299.