Dalhart Municipal Airport is in
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Hartley County, Texas, three miles (5 km) southwest of
Dalhart, Texas
Dalhart is a city in Dallam County, Texas, Dallam and Hartley County, Texas, Hartley counties in the U.S. state of Texas, and the county seat of Dallam County. The population was 7,930 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census.
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a city straddling the border of
Dallam and Hartley counties in the northwest corner of the
Texas Panhandle
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The airport sees no airlines.
Facilities
The airport covers and has two
asphalt
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runway
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s: 3/21 is 5,440 x 75 ft (1,658 x 23 m) and 17/35 is 6,400 x 75 ft (1,951 x 23 m).
In the year ending September 16, 2021, the airport had 7,650 aircraft operations, average 21 per day: 65% local general aviation, 33% transient general aviation, and 2% military. 40 aircraft were based at this airport: 33 single-engine, 5 multi-engine, 1 helicopter, and 1
glider
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History
The airport was built by the
Army
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and opened in May 1942 as Dalhart Army Airfield. Initially assigned to Army Air Forces Glider command, while under construction the command's temporary headquarters operated from a tent city in Amarillo.
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Dalhart AAF closed in December 1945; the property went to the city. Several remaining buildings have been used as the Dalhart municipal airport.
See also
* List of airports in Texas
This list of airports in Texas (a U.S. state) is grouped by type and sorted by location. It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were p ...
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1943 establishments in Texas
Airports established in 1943
Airports in Texas
Buildings and structures in Hartley County, Texas
Transportation in Hartley County, Texas
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