Comanche County–City Airport

Comanche County–City Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Comanche / Comanche County
ServesComanche, Texas
Elevation AMSL1,387 ft / 423 m
Coordinates31°55′13″N 098°35′57″W / 31.92028°N 98.59917°W / 31.92028; -98.59917
Map
MKN is located in Texas
MKN
MKN
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 4,497 1,371 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Aircraft operations (year ending 5/21/2021)9,200
Based aircraft14

Comanche County–City Airport (ICAO: KMKN, FAA LID: MKN) is a public use airport located two nautical miles (2.3 mi, 3.7 km) northeast of the central business district of Comanche, a city in Comanche County, Texas, United States. It is owned by the City of Comanche and Comanche County.[1] The airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this facility is assigned MKN by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA[3] (which assigned MKN to Malekolon, Papua New Guinea[4]).

Facilities and aircraft

Comanche County–City Airport covers an area of 85 acres (34 ha) at an elevation of 1,387 feet (423 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,497 by 75 feet (1,371 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending May 21, 2021, the airport had 9,200 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 25 per day. At that time there were 14 aircraft based at this airport: 13 single-engine, and 1 multi-engine.[1]

Economic impact

Hunting leases "are a big part of area commerce", and the airport provides a gateway for hunting parties to access the region.[5] Between 2006 and 2010, expenditures for airport improvements and infrastructure created two job-years of employment, and generated $160,423 in economic activity.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for MKN PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 5 October 2023.
  2. ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015: Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB) Archived September 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 4 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Comanche County–City Airport (FAA: MKN, ICAO: KMKN)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Malekolon, Papua New Guinea (IATA: MKN)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Economic impacts, 2011, Comanche County-City airport" (PDF). Texas Department of Transportation. 2011.