Newton Municipal Airport (FAA LID: 61R) is a county-owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of Newton, a city in Newton County, Texas, United States.[1]
Newton Municipal Airport | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Newton County | ||||||||||
| Serves | Newton, Texas | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 322 ft / 98 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°53′03″N 093°44′33″W / 30.88417°N 93.74250°W | ||||||||||
| Map | |||||||||||
  Newton Municipal Airport Location of airport in Texas | |||||||||||
 | |||||||||||
| Runways | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| Statistics (2008) | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Facilities and aircraft
editNewton Municipal Airport covers an area of 92 acres (37 ha) at an elevation of 322 feet (98 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 14/32 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,000 by 60 feet (1,219 x 18 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending September 26, 2008, the airport had 600 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 50 per month. At that time there were four aircraft based at this airport: 50% single-engine and 50% ultralight.[1]
See also
editReferences
editExternal links
edit- Newton Municipal (61R) at Texas DOT Airport Directory
- Aerial image as of January 1996 from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 61R
- AirNav airport information for 61R
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 61R