Springfield Municipal Airport (FAA LID: D42) is a city-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) southwest of the central business district of Springfield, a city in Brown County, Minnesota, United States.[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Springfield | ||||||||||
| Serves | Springfield, Minnesota | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,072 ft / 327 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°13′52″N 094°59′56″W / 44.23111°N 94.99889°W | ||||||||||
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Facilities and aircraft
editSpringfield Municipal Airport covers an area of 118 acres (48 ha) at an elevation of 1,072 feet (327 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,402 by 75 feet (1,037 x 23 m).[1]
In 1933 the city received funding from the Works Progress Administration to purchase an 80-acre site to develop an airport with a turf runway. The original airport opened in 1935.[3]
On May 5, 1973, ground was broken for the current airport. The new airport was close enough to the original airport for airplanes to taxi by a road to the new facility. A dedication ceremony was held on July 28, 1974, for the new airport.[3]
For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2014, the airport had 2,420 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 201 per month. In March 2017, there were 4 aircraft based at this airport; all 4 single-engine.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for D42 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective Mar 2, 2017.
- ^ "Appendix A: List of NPIAS Airports with 5-Year Forecast Activity and Development Cost". National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Reports. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-10-27.
- ^ a b Foster, Tom (February 2020). "Airport of the Month". Minnesota Flyer.
External links
edit- Airport page at City of Springfield website
- Springfield Municipal Airport (D42) at Minnesota DOT Airport Directory
- Aerial image as of April 1992 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for D42, effective October 31, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for D42
- AirNav airport information for D42
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for D42