Houston County Airport is a public
airport
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surfa ...
located in
McKinnon, in
Houston County,
Tennessee
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,
United States
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. It is owned by Houston County.
Facilities and aircraft
Houston County Airport covers an area of which contains one
asphalt
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paved
runway
According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and takeoff of aircraft". Runways may be a man-made surface (often asphalt, concre ...
, 8/26, measuring 4,000 x 75 ft (914 x 23 m).
For the 12-month period ending August 3, 2023, the airport had 1,730 aircraft operations, average 38 per week: 86%
general aviation
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and 14% military.
See also
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List of airports in Tennessee
References
External links
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Airports in Tennessee
Buildings and structures in Houston County, Tennessee
Transportation in Houston County, Tennessee
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