Editing Malden, Missouri (section)

==Transportation==
Malden has one of the largest [[general aviation]] [[List of airports in Missouri|airports in the State of Missouri]].  Malden is listed in the [[National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems]], which identifies airports that are significant to national transportation. Malden's three {{convert|5000|foot|m|adj=on}} runways can handle most corporate aircraft. The city also has the Dunklin County Transit Bus System which travels throughout the city and the surrounding area.

The [[Malden Municipal Airport]] was an Army airfield and then an Air Force base from 1942 to 1960, as operated by the military and then under civilian contracts.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of Malden Army Airfield and Malden Air Force Base|url=http://www.maaps.net/history.html|work=maaps.net|publisher=Malden Army Airfield Preservation Society|accessdate=16 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213164301/http://www.maaps.net/history.html|archive-date=13 February 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>  The airfield was used to train pilots to fight in [[World War II]] and the [[Korean War]]. The Malden Army Airfield Preservation Society (MAAPS) is an organization that works to preserve the past of the [[Missouri World War II Army Airfields|Malden Army Airfield]]. The MAAPS Military Museum is located in the airport's terminal building and MAAPS also maintains a Veterans Wall of Honor.