Rodeo Intermediate Field-Civil Aeronautics Authority # 57A
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The intermediate field system, developed by the U.S. Department of Commerce, greatly increased safety in early commercial aviation. Rodeo Intermediate Field 57A was established in 1930 to enhance navigation for Standard Airlines — later TWA — from California to El Paso, and served as an army auxiliary field during WWII.
Its building foundations, earthen air strips and red directional arrow pointing the way to El Paso still are visible today.
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