Stuttgart Municipal Airport (IATA: SGT, ICAO: KSGT, FAA LID: SGT) 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]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Stuttgart | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Stuttgart, Arkansas | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Roc Roe Township, Prairie County | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 224 ft / 68 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°35′58″N 091°34′30″W / 34.59944°N 91.57500°W | ||||||||||||||
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- for the airport's World War II history, see Stuttgart Army Airfield
History
editStuttgart 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
editStuttgart Municipal Airport covers 2,560 acres (1,040 ha) 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
editA 3-mile (4.8 km) SCCA road course used the runways, with the first race in 1959. The last sports car race was in 1978. A drag strip, Stuttgart Dragway, existed from 1970 to 1972.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for SGT PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective September 7, 2023.
- ^ 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
edit- Stuttgart Municipal Airport
- Google Maps Page of Stuttgart AFB. Features layout of 2.6-mile (4.2 km) road course.
- FAA Terminal Procedures for SGT, effective October 31, 2024
- 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