Moorhead Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use
airport
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located in
Moorhead, a city in
Clay County Clay County is the name of 18 counties in the United States. Most are named for Henry Clay, U.S. Senator and statesman:
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* Clay County, Arkansas (named for John Clayton, and originally named Clayton County)
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,
Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
.
It has one runway and, as of 2010, it served
general aviation
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only.
Facilities and aircraft
Moorhead Municipal Airport covers an area of 180 acres which contains one
runway
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designated 12/30 with a 4,300 x 75 ft (1,311 x 23 m)
asphalt
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surface. For the 12-month period ending September 23, 2010, the airport had 9,000 aircraft operations, an average of 25 per day: 100%
general aviation
General aviation (GA) is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as all civil aviation aircraft operations with the exception of commercial air transport or aerial work, which is defined as specialized aviation services ...
. At that time there were 32 aircraft based at this airport: 39 single-
engine
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and 3 multi-engine.
See also
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List of airports in Minnesota
This is a list of airports in the U.S. state of Minnesota, 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 t ...
References
External links
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Airports in Minnesota
Buildings and structures in Clay County, Minnesota
Transportation in Clay County, Minnesota
Moorhead, Minnesota
Transportation in Minnesota