Manila Municipal Airport

Manila Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Manila
ServesManila, Arkansas
OpenedAugust 1942
Elevation AMSL242 ft / 74 m
Coordinates35°53′40″N 090°09′16″W / 35.89444°N 90.15444°W / 35.89444; -90.15444
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MXA is located in Arkansas
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Location of airport in Arkansas
MXA is located in the United States
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 4,200 1,280 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations31,100
Based aircraft13

Manila Municipal Airport (IATA: MXA, ICAO: KMXA, FAA LID: MXA) is a public-use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) northeast of the central business district of Manila, in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. It is owned by the City of Manila.[1]

This 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]

History

The facility was originally constructed in 1942 to serve as an auxiliary field for the pilot training school at Blytheville Army Airfield in Blytheville, AR under the Eastern Flying Training Command and 30th Flying Training Wing.[3] By August 1946, Blytheville AAF and its auxiliary sites were declared surplus property by the War Assets Administration. The Manila field was initially leased to local Gene Fleeman to use as a grazing pasture and flight school.[4][5]

Facilities and aircraft

Manila Municipal Airport covers an area of 630 acres (255 ha) at an elevation of 242 feet (74 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,200 by 60 feet (1,280 x 18 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2010, the airport had 31,100 aircraft operations, an average of 85 per day: 99.7% general aviation and 0.3% military. At that time there were 13 aircraft based at this airport: 93% single-engine and 0% multi-engine.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for MXA PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective August 25, 2011.
  2. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB)" (PDF). 2011–2015 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2012.
  3. ^ Blytheville Army Air Field : Army Air Forces Southeast Training Center. Baton Rouge, LA: Army and Navy Publishing Company. 1942.
  4. ^ "BAAF declared surplus by US Military". The Courier News. August 21, 1946. p. 11. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  5. ^ "Fleaman's Airport at Manila". The Courier News. March 14, 1946. p. 13. Retrieved December 9, 2023.

See also

Arkansas World War II Army Airfields