Craig Field Airport

Air Force pilot training program underway at Craig Field Airport

From the West Alabama Newsroom– The United States Air Force is training pilots at an aviation program this summer at Craig Field Airport in Selma. The Aim High Flight Academy is a scholarship program for high school students and rising college freshmen who are interested in aviation. “We have the whole spectrum of interest in aviation here. Some of them…

Pilot walks away from plane crash in Dallas Co.

From the West Alabama Newsroom– The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the cause of a plane crash that happened over the weekend in Selma. The plane made an emergency landing Saturday night in a field just east of the Selma city limits. The pilot was trying to make it to Craig Field Airport — after his plane started having engine…

New Air Traffic Control Tower Up & Running in Selma

From the West Alabama Newsroom– A new air traffic control tower is up and running at Craig Field Airport in Selma. The new temporary tower for Advanced ATC went operational earlier this week. And a ribbon cutting ceremony was held in celebration — this afternoon. It’s been 45 years since there has been air traffic control service in the area….