Anderson Municipal Airport (Darlington Field) is a public use airport three miles east of

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for 2011–2015 categorized it as a ''

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'' facility. The airport currently has no scheduled air service.

Previous air service

Prior to the closing of the

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factories in Anderson, the airport did have relatively small service to Detroit (Metro), Detroit (City), Kokomo, Buffalo,

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. This service, however, was very limited and intended for General Motors employees to go from factory to factory. These flights were served by snacks and even a Continental Breakfast.

Facilities

The airport covers 619

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s (251 ha) at an

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of 919 feet (280 m). It has two asphalt

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s: 12/30 is 5,400 by 100 feet (1,646 x 30 m), and runway 18/36 is 3,399 by 75 feet (1,036 x 23 m). The airport operates its own

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. Besides fuel, parking and ground handling, catering, deicing,

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, and tugs are available line services. Conference rooms, refreshments, snooze rooms, work stations, and courtesy cars are also provided. Aircraft rental, sales, and

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as well as pilot training are also available at the airport.

Aircraft

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2018, the airport averaged 53 aircraft operations per day, or about 19,000 per year: 93%

, 6%

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, and 1%

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. For the same time period, 92 aircraft were based at the airport: 79 single-engine and 10 multi-engine

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, and 1 jet.

Accidents & Incidents

*On August 15, 2004, a single-engine airplane crashed after takeoff from Anderson Airport. The aircraft was being flown on a test flight after maintenance had been done when it lost engine power and crashed off the side of a nearby state highway. The pilot was taken to the hospital with serious injuries but was stabilized. *On November 21, 2004, a

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crashed at Anderson Airport. The sole pilot onboard was airlifted to the hospital with serious injuries.

References

External links

Anderson Municipal Airport
at City of Anderson website *
Aerial image as of April 1998
from

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