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 Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 8:58 pm Post subject: Hutchinson Air Base Industrial Tract (HABIT) |
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Hubby & I visited the abandoned control tower on what was the old US Navy Air Base in Hutchinson, KS. We went on a Saturday afternoon; there was a truck across the old runway from us, but no one said anything to us. Very interesting tower, I must say!
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| You can still read the lettering that says US Navy... |
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| This is what I saw when i peeked my head through the broken glass of the front door....watch that first step! It's a doozie!! |
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| Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 7:32 am Post subject: Re: Hutchinson Air Base Industrial Tract (HABIT) |
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Nice pics. That place looks awesome.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 5:06 pm Post subject: Re: Hutchinson Air Base Industrial Tract (HABIT) |
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Wow this place is awesome! Had no idea it was there. I may have to check this one out. Thanks! Great pics.
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| Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 12:49 am Post subject: Re: Hutchinson Air Base Industrial Tract (HABIT) |
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The Wichita SCCA group runs autocross events there every now and then. I've been meaning to go to one to give me an excuse to snoop around. 
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| Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 11:17 pm Post subject: Re: Hutchinson Air Base Industrial Tract (HABIT) |
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Little bit of an update. This is still technically an active run way... of sorts. A group of gliders uses the site for take offs and landings. This is done on the runway adjacent to the tower. There is a second runway that runs parallel and is further from the tower, but it has served as parking for dirt and rock piles and also happens to be the site we use for autocross racing. Pretty neat site, but be warned that there may be people there.
I know one thing for sure, the glider people don't like us autocross folk. We have to use the main run way to access the second run way. You want to talk about some /dirty/ looks! 
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