Grove Hill Municipal Airport was a city-owned public-use
airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) southeast of the
central business district
A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business centre of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides with the "city ...
of
Grove Hill, a city in
Clarke County Clarke County may refer to:
;Places
*One of five counties in the United States:
**Clarke County, Alabama
**Clarke County, Georgia
**Clarke County, Iowa
**Clarke County, Mississippi
**Clarke County, Virginia
* Clarke County, New South Wales, in Aust ...
,
Alabama,
United States.
According to the FAA's
National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) is an inventory of U.S. aviation infrastructure assets. NPIAS was developed and now maintained by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
It identifies existing and proposed airports tha ...
for 2009–2013, it was
categorized
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as a ''
general aviation'' facility.
National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
for 2009–2013
Appendix A: Part 1 (PDF, 1.33 MB)
. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008. The airport has been permanently closed.
Facilities and aircraft
Grove Hill Municipal Airport covers an area of at an elevation of 478 feet (146 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,704 by 75 feet (824 x 23 m).
See also
* List of airports in Alabama
This is a list of airports in Alabama (a U.S. state), 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 w ...
References
External links
Coastal Gateway Regional Economic Development Authority
Aerial image as of 20 January 1992
from USGS '' The National Map''
Airfield photos for 3A0
from Civil Air Patrol
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Airports in Alabama
Transportation buildings and structures in Clarke County, Alabama