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Denton Municipal Airport
USGS aerial image, 11 January 1996
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Denton
ServesDenton, Texas
Elevation AMSL642 ft / 195.7 m
Coordinates33°12′03″N 097°11′53″W / 33.20083°N 97.19806°W / 33.20083; -97.19806
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 7,002 2,134 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations105,010
Based aircraft218

Denton Municipal Airport (ICAO: KDTO, FAA LID: DTO), also known as Denton Airport, is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) west of the central business district of Denton, a city in Denton County, Texas, United States.[1]

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

History

The airport was established in 1942 and used during 1943-44 by the United States Army Air Forces as a contract glider training airfield. It was known at the time as Denton Field. Harte Flying Service provided instruction. It was used primarily by 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.

It was inactivated in late 1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program. It was then declared surplus and turned over to the Army Corps of Engineers on 30 September 1945. It was eventually discharged to the War Assets Administration (WAA) and became a civil airport in December 1946.

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Facilities and aircraft

Denton Municipal Airport covers an area of 700 acres (280 ha) at an elevation of 642 feet (196 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 18/36 which measures 7,002 x 150 feet (2,134 x 46 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending March 7, 2009, the airport had 105,010 aircraft operations, an average of 288 per day. At that time there were 218 aircraft based at the airport: 77% single-engine, 13% multi-engine, and >1% jet, helicopter and glider.[1]

The airport has 2 flight schools:

  • US Flight Academy
  • All American Helicopters (a US Aviation company)
  • Longhorn Helicopters

The airport also has two FBOs:

Additionally, the Hangar 10 Flying Museum is located here.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for DTO PDF, effective 2009-05-07.
  2. ^ Great Circle Mapper: KDTO - Denton, Texas
  3. ^ Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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


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