Airport type Public Serves Hamilton, Texas Website HamiltonTexas.com/... Elevation 396 m | Owner City of Hamilton Elevation AMSL 1,299 ft / 396 m Code MNZ Phone +1 254-386-3939 | |
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Location Hamilton County, near Hamilton, Texas Address 489 FM 3302, Hamilton, TX 76531, USA Similar Hamilton County Judge, Hamilton County District Cl, Hamilton Chamber of Comm, Hamilton Healthcare System, Hamilton County Appraisal | ||
Hamilton Municipal Airport (ICAO: KMNZ, FAA LID: MNZ) is a city-owned public-use airport located two miles (3 km) south of the central business district of Hamilton, a city in Hamilton County, Texas, United States.
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Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Hamilton Municipal Airport is assigned MNZ by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
Facilities and aircraft
Hamilton Municipal Airport covers an area of 250 acres (100 ha) which contains one runway designated 18/36 with a 5,000 x 75 ft (1,524 x 23 m) asphalt pavement. For the 12-month period ending September 15, 2005, the airport had 5,048 aircraft operations, an average of 13 per day: 99% general aviation, 0.5% air taxi and 0.5% military. At that time there were 20 aircraft based at this airport: 95% single-engine and 5% multi-engine.
History
Provided contract glider training to the United States Army Air Forces, 1942-1944. Training provided by Hunter Flying Service. Used primarily C-47 Skytrains and Waco CG-4 unpowered Gliders. The mission of the school was to train glider pilot students in proficiency in operation of gliders in various types of towed and soaring flight, both day and night, and in servicing of gliders in the field.