Trenton Municipal Airport is a city-owned, public-use
airport
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located one mile (2 km) east of the
central business district
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of
Trenton, a city in
Grundy County,
Missouri
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,
United States
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Facilities and aircraft
Trenton Municipal Airport covers an area of and has one
runway
According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and takeoff of aircraft". Runways may be a man-made surface (often asphalt concrete, as ...
designated 18/36 with a 4,310 x 75 ft (1,314 x 23 m)
asphalt
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surface. For the 12-month period ending August 22, 2007, the airport had 2,710 aircraft operations, an average of 7 per day: 96%
general aviation
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, 4%
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 ...
, <1%
military
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.
See also
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List of airports in Missouri
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References
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Airports in Missouri
Buildings and structures in Grundy County, Missouri
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