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Springfield Municipal Airport is a town owned, public use
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located four 
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s (5  mi, 7  km) north of the
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of
Springfield Springfield may refer to: * Springfield (toponym), the place name in general Places and locations Australia * Springfield, New South Wales (Central Coast) * Springfield, New South Wales (Snowy Monaro Regional Council) * Springfield, Queenslan ...
, a town in Baca County, Colorado, United States.


Facilities and aircraft

Springfield Municipal Airport covers an area of 40
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s (16 ha) at an
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of 4,390 feet (1,338 m) above
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. It has one
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designated 17/35 with a
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surface measuring 5,000 by 60 feet (1,524 x 18 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2015, the airport had 3,250
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aircraft operations, an average of 62 per week. At that time there were 10 aircraft single-
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based at this airport.


See also

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List of airports in Colorado This is a list of airports in Colorado (a U.S. state), 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 that ...


References


External links


Airport page
at Springfield website
Springfield Municipal Airport (8V7)
at
Colorado DOT The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT, pronounced See Dot) is the principal department of the Colorado state government that administers state government transportation responsibilities in the state of Colorado. CDOT is responsible f ...
Airport Directory
Aerial image as of October 1988
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'' * * {{US-airport-minor, 8V7 Airports in Colorado Buildings and structures in Baca County, Colorado