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history, see Stuttgart Army Airfield'' Stuttgart Municipal Airport is in Prairie County,

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. It is eight miles north of

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, which owns the airport and is the county seat of Arkansas County's northern district. The FAA's

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for 2009–2013 categorized it as a ''

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'' facility.

History

Stuttgart Municipal Airport dates to 1942 when it was built by the

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. It was used as an advanced twin-engine flying school and glider training.Stuttgart Army Air Field, Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture
/ref> With the end of World War II, Stuttgart Army Airfield was declared excess and closed on 5 August 1946. It was conveyed though the

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(WAA) to the City of Stuttgart to establish a municipal airport. Trans-Texas DC-3s stopped at Stuttgart from 1953 to 1958–59.

Facilities

Stuttgart Municipal Airport covers at an

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of 224 feet (68 m). It has two runways: 9/27 is 5,002 by 150 feet (1,525 x 46 m)

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; 18/36 is 6,015 by 100 feet (1,833 x 30 m)

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. In the year ending May 31, 2017 the airport had 40,200 aircraft operations, average 110 per day: 87%

, 7.5% military, and 5.5%

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. 42 aircraft were then based at the airport: 65% single-engine, 9% multi-engine, 23% jet and 3%

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Motorsports

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road course used the runways, with the first race in 1959. The last sports car race was in 1978. A drag strip, Stuttgart Dragway, existed from 1970 to 1972.NA Motorsports: Stuttgart AFB
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References

External links

Stuttgart Municipal Airport

Google Maps Page of Stuttgart AFB
Features layout of road course. *
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History

Facilities

Motorsports

See also

References

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