Stuttgart Municipal Airport
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- for the airport's World War II history, see Stuttgart Army Airfield
Stuttgart Municipal Airport (Template:Comma separated entries) is in Prairie County, Arkansas.[1] It is eight miles north of Stuttgart, which owns the airport[1] and is the county seat of Arkansas County's northern district. The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013 categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
History
Stuttgart Municipal Airport dates to 1942 when it was built by the United States Army Air Forces. It was used as an advanced twin-engine flying school and glider training.[3] With the end of World War II, Stuttgart Army Airfield was declared excess and closed on 5 August 1946.[3] It was conveyed though the War Assets Administration (WAA) to the City of Stuttgart to establish a municipal airport.[3]
Trans-Texas DC-3s stopped at Stuttgart from 1953 to 1958–59.
Facilities
Stuttgart Municipal Airport covers Script error: No such module "convert". at an elevation of 224 feet (68 m). It has two runways: 9/27 is 5,002 by 150 feet (1,525 x 46 m) concrete; 18/36 is 6,015 by 100 feet (1,833 x 30 m) asphalt.[1]
In the year ending December 31, 2021 the airport had 60,700 aircraft operations, average 166 per day: 91% general aviation, 6% military, and 4% air taxi. 22 aircraft were then based at the airport: 17 single-engine, 2 multi-engine, 2 jet and 1 helicopter.[1]
Motorsports
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See also
References
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- ↑ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 1 (PDF, 1.33 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
- ↑ a b c Stuttgart Army Air Field, Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture
- ↑ NA Motorsports: Stuttgart AFB
External links
- Stuttgart Municipal Airport
- Google Maps Page of Stuttgart AFB. Features layout of Script error: No such module "convert". road course.
- FAA Terminal Procedures for SGT, effective Error: Invalid time.
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for SGT
- AirNav airport information for KSGT
- ASN accident history for SGT
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures