Monett Municipal Airport is a public-use
airport
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located in
Barry County,
Missouri
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,
United States
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. It is five nautical miles (9 km) west of the
central business district
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of the
City of Monett, which owns the airport.
According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it was classified as a ''
general aviation
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'' airport.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter
location identifier
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for the
FAA
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and
IATA
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, this airport is assigned HFJ by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
KHFJ - Monett, Missouri - Monett Municipal Airport
Great Circle Mapper. Accessed 28 January 2010.
Facilities and aircraft
Monett Municipal Airport covers an area of at an elevation
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of 1,314 feet (401 m) above mean sea level
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. It has one runway
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designated 18/36 with a concrete surface measuring 5,000 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m).
For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2008, the airport had 18,100 aircraft operations, an average of 49 per day: 80% general aviation
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, 20% air taxi
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In 2001 air taxi operations were promoted in the United States by a NASA and aerospace industry study on the potential Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS) an ...
, and <1% military
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. At that time there were 39 aircraft based at this airport: 74% single-engine
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, 10% multi-engine and 15% jet.
See also
* List of airports in Missouri
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References
External links
Aerial photo as of 10 March 1995
from USGS
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''The National Map
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Monett Municipal Airport (M58)
page at Missouri DOT
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airport directory
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Airports in Missouri
Buildings and structures in Barry County, Missouri
Transportation in Barry County, Missouri