Commerce Municipal Airport is a city-owned public
airport north of the
central business district
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of
Commerce, Texas, United States.
The airport has no
IATA
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nor
ICAO
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designation.
The airport is used solely for
general aviation purposes.
Facilities
Commerce Municipal Airport covers at an elevation of 516 ft (157 m) above
mean sea level and has one
runway:
* Runway 18/36: 3,907 x 60 ft. (1,191 x 18 m), Surface:
Asphalt
For the year ending September 15, 2022, the airport had 5,000 aircraft operations, averaging 96 per week: 100%
general aviation. 16 aircraft were then based at this airport: 14 single-
engine, and 2 multi-engine.
Accidents and incidents
* October 24, 1992: A
Cessna 150M
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, registration number ''N7878U'', impacted terrain nose-down after the pilot lost control during an abrupt turn to dodge an unidentified runway obstruction on landing. The aircraft was destroyed; the pilot and sole occupant was seriously injured and could not recall the nature of the obstruction due to head injuries. The accident was attributed to ''"The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and the inadvertent
stall. A factor was the pilot's evasive maneuver to avoid an undetermined object."''
See also
*
List of airports in Texas
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References
External links
Official website* at
Texas DOT Airport Directory
Airports in Texas
Airports in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
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