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Denton Enterprise Airport , also known as Denton Airport and previously Denton Municipal Airport, is a city-owned, public-use
The airport has 2 flight schools:
In The Pattern
US Aviation Academy
The airport also has 2
US Trinity Aviation
US Jet Center
Additionally, the Hangar 10 Flying Museum is located here.
Denton Airport
at City of Denton web site * * *
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airport
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located three nautical miles
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(6 km) west of the central business district of Denton, a city in Denton County
Denton County is located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 906,422, making it the 7th-most populous county in Texas. The county seat is Denton. The county, which was named for John B. Denton, was establis ...
, Texas
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, United States.
This airport is assigned a three-letter location identifier
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of DTO by the Federal Aviation Administration
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, but it does not have an International Air Transport Association (IATA) airport code
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.
History
The airport was established in 1942 and used during 1943–44 by theUnited States Army Air Forces
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as a contract glider training airfield. It was known at the time as Denton Field. Harte Flying Service provided instruction. It was used primarily by C-47 Skytrain
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s and Waco CG-4
Waco ( ) is the county seat of McLennan County, Texas, United States. It is situated along the Brazos River and I-35, halfway between Dallas and Austin. The city had a 2020 population of 138,486, making it the 22nd-most populous city in the st ...
unpowered Gliders. The mission of the school was to train glider pilot students in proficiency in operation of gliders in various types of towed and soaring flight, both day and night, and in servicing of gliders in the field.
It was inactivated in late 1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program. It was then declared surplus and turned over to the Army Corps of Engineers on September 30, 1945. It was eventually discharged to the War Assets Administration (WAA) and became a civil airport in December 1946.
Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), ''Locating Air Force Base Sites, History’s Legacy'', Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC.
Facilities and aircraft
Denton Municipal Airport covers an area of at anelevation
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of 642 feet (196 m) above mean sea level
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. It has two asphalt
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paved runways
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designated 18L,18R/36L,36R which measures 7,002 x 150 feet (2,134 x 46 m) and 5,003 x 75 feet (1,525 x 23 m).
For the 12-month period ending March 7, 2009, the airport had 105,010 aircraft operations, an average of 288 per day. At that time there were 218 aircraft based at the airport: 77% single-engine
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Available energy sources include potential energy (e.g. energy of the Earth's gravitational field as exploited in hydroelectric power ...
, 13% multi-engine, and >1% jet, helicopter
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and glider
Glider may refer to:
Aircraft and transport Aircraft
* Glider (aircraft), heavier-than-air aircraft primarily intended for unpowered flight
** Glider (sailplane), a rigid-winged glider aircraft with an undercarriage, used in the sport of glidin ...
.
The airport has 2 flight schools:
In The Pattern
US Aviation Academy
The airport also has 2
fixed-base operators
A fixed-base operator (FBO) is an organization granted the right by an airport to operate at the airport and provide aeronautical services such as fueling, hangaring, tie-down and parking, aircraft rental, aircraft maintenance, flight instruction, ...
(FBO):
US Trinity Aviation
US Jet Center
Additionally, the Hangar 10 Flying Museum is located here.
Civil Air Patrol
The airport has been home to the Nighthawk Composite Squadron (SWR-TX-413) of the Texas Wing Civil Air Patrol for over 20 years.See also
*Texas World War II Army Airfields
During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces established numerous airfields in Texas for training pilots and aircrews. The amount of available land and the temperate climate made Texas a prime location for year-round military training. By ...
References
External links
Denton Airport
at City of Denton web site * * *
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