It opened in 1937 as a private airport. It was taken over by the
United States Army Air Corps during
World War II and became known as
Clarksville Army Airfield. It was established as a sub-base for the larger
Campbell Army Airfield in
Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and was activated on 1 June 1942 as a primary basic flying training (level 1) airfield. It conducted flying training until inactivated on 31 October 1945. It remained inactive until transferred to
USAF Tactical Air Command on 31 March 1946 and remained under USAF control until 1959 when the Air Force turned over all airport facilities to the
United States Army. In 1960 it returned to public airport status.
Ozark Airlines provided commercial air service to Clarksville from 1955 through 1979. Flights were flown to Nashville and St. Louis, the latter with stops en route.
Southern Airways briefly served Clarksville in 1962 with flights to Nashville and Memphis, the latter with two stops en route.
Air Kentucky then served Clarksville from 1980 through 1985. In 1981 Air Kentucky became
Allegheny Commuter, a code-share feeder carrier for
USAir. Service was provided to Nashville and Louisville.
Express Airlines II, operating as
Northwest Airlink, briefly served Clarksville in late 1987/early 1988 with one-stop flights to Memphis. Commuter airline
Prime Air was the final carrier at Clarksville from 1985 through 1989, initially with flights to Nashville followed by one-stop flights to St. Louis. ==Facilities==