De Witt Municipal Airport is a public use airport in Arkansas County, Arkansas, United States. It is owned by the City of De Witt (or DeWitt) and located three

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s (6 km) southeast of its

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. This airport is included in the

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for 2011–2015, which

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it as a '' general aviation'' facility.

Facilities and aircraft

De Witt Municipal Airport covers an area of 79

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s (32 ha) at an elevation of 190 feet (58 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,204 by 60 feet (977 x 18 m). For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2016, the airport had 51,100 aircraft operations, an average of 140 per day: 99.8% general aviation and 0.2% military. At that time there were 18 single- engine aircraft based at this airport.

References

External links

De Witt Municipal (5M1)
at Arkansas Department of Aeronautics
Aerial image as of February 2000
from USGS '' The National Map'' * * {{AR-Airports, state=expanded Airports in Arkansas Transportation in Arkansas County, Arkansas Buildings and structures in Arkansas County, Arkansas