Dalhart Municipal Airport
| Dalhart Municipal Airport | |||
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| 1996 USGS Photo | |||
| IATA: DHT – ICAO: KDHT – FAA LID: DHT | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | City of Dalhart | ||
| Location | Hartley County, near Dalhart, Texas | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,991 ft / 1,216 m | ||
| Coordinates | 36°01′21″N 102°32′50″W / 36.0225°N 102.54722°WCoordinates: 36°01′21″N 102°32′50″W / 36.0225°N 102.54722°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 3/21 | 5,669 | 1,728 | Asphalt |
| 17/35 | 6,400 | 1,951 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2007) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 22,750 | ||
| Based aircraft | 36 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Dalhart Municipal Airport (IATA: DHT, ICAO: KDHT, FAA LID: DHT) is a city-owned public-use airport located three miles (5 km) southwest of the central business district of Dalhart, Texas,[1] a city straddling the border of Dallam and Hartley counties in the northwest corner of the Texas Panhandle.[2]
The airport is not served by any commercial airlines at this time.
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[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Dalhart Municipal Airport covers an area of 1,206 acres (488 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 3/21 measuring 5,669 x 75 ft (1,728 x 23 m) and 17/35 measuring 6,400 x 75 ft (1,951 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending June 25, 2009, the airport had 22,750 aircraft operations, an average of 62 per day: 75% local general aviation, 25% transient general aviation, and <1% military. There are 30 aircraft based at this airport: 80% single-engine, 17% multi-engine and 3% glider.[1]
[edit] History
The airport was constructed by the Army and opened in 1942 as Dalhart Army Air Field. The Army trained B-17 and B-29 pilots at the field during World War II. Known bombardment groups which trained at Dalhart were:
- 6th Bombardment (Very Heavy) (B-29)
- 9th Bombardment (Very Heavy) (B-29)
- 16th Bombardment (Very Heavy) (B-29)
- 331st Bombardment (Very Heavy) (B-29)
- 333d Bombardment (Very Heavy) (B-29)
- 346th Bombardment (Very Heavy) (B-29)
- 382d Bombardment (Heavy) (B-17)
- 383d Bombardment (Heavy) (B-17)
- 415th Bombardment (Dive) (A-20)
- 449th Bombardment (Heavy) (B-17)
- 501st Bombardment (Very Heavy) (B-29)
- 502d Bombardment (Very Heavy) (B-29)
- 504th Bombardment (Very Heavy) (B-29)
- 505th Bombardment (Very Heavy) (B-29)
- 507th Bombardment (Very Heavy) (B-29)
After the war in 1946 it was turned over the city of Dalhart and converted into a municipal airport.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for DHT (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2010-11-18
- ^ City of Dalhart, Texas
[edit] External links
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KDHT
- ASN accident history for DHT
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
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