Springfield Municipal Airport (Minnesota)
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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°WCoordinates: 44°13′52″N 094°59′56″W / 44.23111°N 94.99889°W | ||||||||||
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D42 Location of airport in Minnesota / United States | |||||||||||
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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]
Facilities and aircraft[]
Springfield 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 eighty 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]
References[]
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for D42 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective Mar 2, 2017.
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"2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
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- ^ a b Foster, Tom (February 2020). "Airport of the Month". Minnesota Flyer.
External links[]
- 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 February 24, 2022
- 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
- Airports in Minnesota
- Transportation in Brown County, Minnesota