Hamilton Municipal Airport (Texas)

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Hamilton Municipal Airport
IATA: noneICAO: KMNZFAA LID: MNZ
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Hamilton
Serves Hamilton, Texas
Location Hamilton County, near Hamilton, Texas
Elevation AMSL 1,299 ft / 396 m
Coordinates 31°39′57″N 098°08′55″W / 31.66583°N 98.14861°W / 31.66583; -98.14861
Website HamiltonTexas.com/...
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 5,000 1,524 Asphalt
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations 5,048
Based aircraft 20
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Hamilton Municipal Airport (ICAO: KMNZFAA LID: MNZ) is a city-owned public-use airport located two miles (3 km) south of the central business district of Hamilton, a city in Hamilton County, Texas, United States.[1]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Hamilton Municipal Airport is assigned MNZ by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[2]

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[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Hamilton Municipal Airport covers an area of 250 acres (100 ha) which contains one runway designated 18/36 with a 5,000 x 75 ft (1,524 x 23 m) asphalt pavement. For the 12-month period ending September 15, 2005, the airport had 5,048 aircraft operations, an average of 13 per day: 99% general aviation, 0.5% air taxi and 0.5% military. At that time there were 20 aircraft based at this airport: 95% single-engine and 5% multi-engine.[1]

[edit] History

Provided contract glider training to the United States Army Air Forces, 1942-1944. Training provided by Hunter Flying Service. Used primarily C-47 Skytrains and Waco CG-4 unpowered Gliders. The mission of the school was to train glider pilot students in proficiency in operation of gliders in various types of towed and soaring flight, both day and night, and in servicing of gliders in the field.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

  • Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004.
  • Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas ASIN: B000NYX3PC
  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Master Record for MNZ (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20
  2. ^ Great Circle Mapper: KMNZ - Hamilton, Texas (Hamilton Municipal Airport)

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