Huntsville Regional Airport

Bruce Brothers Huntsville Regional Airport

Huntsville Municipal Airport
Airport sign, July 2010
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Huntsville
ServesHuntsville, Texas
Elevation AMSL363 ft / 111 m
Coordinates30°44′49″N 095°35′14″W / 30.74694°N 95.58722°W / 30.74694; -95.58722
Map
UTS is located in Texas
UTS
UTS
Location of airport in Texas
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 5,005 1,526 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Aircraft operations (year ending 4/8/2023)39,613
Based aircraft52

Bruce Brothers Huntsville Regional Airport[2][3] (IATA: HTV, ICAO: KUTS, FAA LID: UTS), also known as Huntsville Municipal Airport,[1][4] is a city-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) northwest of the central business district of Huntsville, a city in Walker County, Texas, United States.[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[5]

This airport is assigned a three-letter location identifier of UTS by the Federal Aviation Administration, but the International Air Transport Association (IATA) airport code is HTV (the IATA assigned UTS to Ust-Tsilma Airport in Russia).[1][6][7][8]

History

Aerial image of airport and Byrd, Holliday, and Wynne units – USGS 1995
Topographical map of airport and Wynne Unit – USGS 1976

In 2009 the Huntsville City Council had approved a name change of the airport from Huntsville Municipal Airport to Bruce Brothers Huntsville Regional Airport.[2] On May 28, 2010, the airport was rededicated in honor of two World War II veterans, Harry Joe Bruce and Reeves "Jeep" Bruce, who died during the course of that war.[3] The ribbon cutting was scheduled to be held on that day.[9] However, as of December 2015, it is still listed as Huntsville Municipal Airport by the Federal Aviation Administration and the Texas Department of Transportation.[1][4]

Facilities and aircraft

The airport covers an area of 180 acres (73 ha) at an elevation of 363 feet (111 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,005 by 100 feet (1,526 x 30 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending April 8, 2023, the airport had 39,613 aircraft operations, an average of 108 per day: 89% general aviation, 11% military, and <1% air taxi. At that time there were 52 aircraft based at this airport: 46 single-engine, 4 multi-engine, and 2 jet.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g FAA Airport Form 5010 for UTS PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective August 10, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Ernis, Jay. "City airport named after Bruce brothers." The Huntsville Item. July 21, 2009. Retrieved on July 22, 2010.
  3. ^ a b "City Connection, Volume 6 Number 9 Archived June 20, 2010, at the Wayback Machine." City of Huntsville. June 2010. Retrieved on July 22, 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Huntsville Municipal (UTS)" (PDF). Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 31, 2013. Airport Directory.
  5. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012. National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems.
  6. ^ "Airline and Airport Code Search". International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  7. ^ "Huntsville Municipal Airport (IATA: HTV, ICAO: KUTS, FAA: UTS)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  8. ^ "Ust'-Cil'ma Airport (IATA: UTS, ICAO: UUYX)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  9. ^ "Minutes from the Huntsville City Council Meeting held on the 4th Day of May 2010[permanent dead link‍]" City of Huntsville. Retrieved on July 22, 2010.