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Stinson Municipal Airport Stinson Municipal Airport is seven miles south of downtown San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a ''reliever airport''. History Stinson Municipal Airport is the s ...

'' Stinson Field Municipal Airport is a closed airport located 3 miles northwest of

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The airport was built about 1942 as an auxiliary airfield to the Army pilot school at

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. It was designated Columbus Army Auxiliary Field #7. It had an irregularly-shaped grass field, with several buildings along the road on the northeast side. It was apparently unmanned unless necessary for aircraft recovery. It was sold after the war in 1945, and during the postwar years was used as a civil airport. It was named Stinson Field Municipal Airport in honor of Eddie A Stinson, Jr. Later, a single 3,500' northwest/southeast runway was laid down. The airport was closed sometime around 1995 and is now named Stinson Industrial Park. It may or may not be for sale; its current status is undetermined. A school, Mississippi National Guard Armory and a tennis court can be seen on the airfield.

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Abandoned Airports: Stinson Field Municipal Airport
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