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Huntsville Regional Airport

Coordinates: 30°44′49″N 095°35′14″W / 30.74694°N 95.58722°W / 30.74694; -95.58722
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Bruce Brothers Huntsville Regional Airport

Huntsville Municipal Airport
Airport sign, July 2010
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Huntsville
ServesHuntsville, Texas
Elevation AMSL363 ft / 111 m
Coordinates30°44′49″N 095°35′14″W / 30.74694°N 95.58722°W / 30.74694; -95.58722
Map
UTS is located in Texas
UTS
UTS
Location of airport in Texas
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 5,005 1,526 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Aircraft operations (year ending 4/8/2023)39,613
Based aircraft52

Bruce Brothers Huntsville Regional Airport[2][3] (IATA: HTV, ICAO: KUTS, FAA LID: UTS), also known as Huntsville Municipal Airport,[1][4] is a city-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) northwest of the central business district of Huntsville, a city in Walker County, Texas, United States.[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[5]

This airport is assigned a three-letter location identifier of UTS by the Federal Aviation Administration, but the International Air Transport Association (IATA) airport code is HTV (the IATA assigned UTS to Ust-Tsilma Airport in Russia).[1][6][7][8]

History

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Aerial image of airport and Byrd, Holliday, and Wynne units – USGS 1995
Topographical map of airport and Wynne UnitUSGS 1976

In 2009 the Huntsville City Council had approved a name change of the airport from Huntsville Municipal Airport to Bruce Brothers Huntsville Regional Airport.[2] On May 28, 2010, the airport was rededicated in honor of two World War II veterans, Harry Joe Bruce and Reeves "Jeep" Bruce, who died during the course of that war.[3] The ribbon cutting was scheduled to be held on that day.[9] However, as of December 2015, it is still listed as Huntsville Municipal Airport by the Federal Aviation Administration and the Texas Department of Transportation.[1][4]

Facilities and aircraft

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The airport covers an area of 180 acres (73 ha) at an elevation of 363 feet (111 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,005 by 100 feet (1,526 x 30 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending April 8, 2023, the airport had 39,613 aircraft operations, an average of 108 per day: 89% general aviation, 11% military, and <1% air taxi. At that time there were 52 aircraft based at this airport: 46 single-engine, 4 multi-engine, and 2 jet.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g FAA Airport Form 5010 for UTS PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective August 10, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Ernis, Jay. "City airport named after Bruce brothers." The Huntsville Item. July 21, 2009. Retrieved on July 22, 2010.
  3. ^ a b "City Connection, Volume 6 Number 9 Archived June 20, 2010, at the Wayback Machine." City of Huntsville. June 2010. Retrieved on July 22, 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Huntsville Municipal (UTS)" (PDF). Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 31, 2013. Airport Directory.
  5. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012. National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems.
  6. ^ "Airline and Airport Code Search". International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  7. ^ "Huntsville Municipal Airport (IATA: HTV, ICAO: KUTS, FAA: UTS)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  8. ^ "Ust'-Cil'ma Airport (IATA: UTS, ICAO: UUYX)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  9. ^ "Minutes from the Huntsville City Council Meeting held on the 4th Day of May 2010[permanent dead link]" City of Huntsville. Retrieved on July 22, 2010.
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