Moton Field Municipal Airport
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | City of Tuskegee | ||||||||||
Serves | Tuskegee, Alabama | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 264 ft / 80 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 32°27′38″N 085°40′48″W / 32.46056°N 85.68000°W | ||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Moton Field Municipal Airport (FAA LID: 06A) is a public-use airport located three nautical miles (3.5 mi, 5.6 km) north of the central business district of Tuskegee, a city in Macon County, Alabama, United States. The airport is owned by the City of Tuskegee.[1] It is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
Moton Field is home to the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site.[3]
Facilities and aircraft[]
Moton Field Municipal Airport covers an area of 275 acres (111 ha) at an elevation of 264 feet (80 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,005 by 100 feet (1,526 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 9, 2009, the airport had 19,530 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 53 per day. At that time there were 9 aircraft based at this airport: 100% single-engine.[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for 06A PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 30 June 2011.
- ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015: Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 4 October 2010.
- ^ Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site at the National Park Service website
External links[]
- FAA Terminal Procedures for 06A, effective January 27, 2022
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 06A
- AirNav airport information for 06A
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 06A
- Airports in Alabama
- USAAF Contract Flying School Airfields
- Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Alabama
- Transportation buildings and structures in Macon County, Alabama
- Alabama airport stubs