Clinton Airport was a privately owned, public-use

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located north of the

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of Clinton, a city in Vermillion County,

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Facilities and aircraft

Clinton Airport covers an area of at an

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. It has one

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designated 18/36 with a 3,750 by 40 ft (1,143 x 12 m)

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surface. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2004, the airport had 6,026

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aircraft operations, an average of 16 per day. At that time there were 11 single-

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aircraft based at this airport.

Airport Closure

As of May 1, 2017, an FAA

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indicates that the Clinton Airport is permanently closed."FAA PilotWeb NOTAM Search Results Page"
Retrieved on 27 November 2017.

References

External links

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