Caldwell Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use
airport
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located one nautical mile (1.15 mi, 1.85 km) east of the
central business district
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of
Caldwell
Caldwell may refer to:
People
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* Caldwell First Nation, a federally recognized Indian band in southern Ontario, Canada
Places
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, a city in
Sumner County,
Kansas
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,
United States
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.
Facilities and aircraft
Caldwell Municipal Airport covers an area of at an
elevation
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of 1,157 feet (353 m) above
mean sea level
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. It has one
runway
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designated 17/35 with a
turf
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surface measuring 2,460 by 110 feet (750 x 34 m). For the 12-month period ending November 19, 2008, the airport had 900
general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 75 per month.
See also
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List of airports in Kansas
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References
External links
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Kansas DOT
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Airports in Kansas
Buildings and structures in Sumner County, Kansas
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