Davenport Municipal Airport is a

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airport located about north of downtown Davenport, a city in Scott County,

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. The airport, which dates back to 1948, has been home to the Quad City Air Show since 1987. The

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is run by Carver Aero Inc. The airport has two runways (3-21 and 15-33) and a hangar. Most of the air traffic in and out of Davenport Municipal is regional (commercial flights in the area are generally handled by Quad City International Airport), consisting mainly of single-engine prop and twin-engine prop aircraft. However, some smaller private jets also utilize the airport for longer trips to other destinations around the United States. The

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operates the Quad Cities

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office from Davenport Municipal Airport. Also the U.S. Army Iowa National Guard 1/109th Aviation Battalion Maintains an Armory with three-four CH-47F Chinook and two

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Helicopters.

Facilities and aircraft

Davenport Municipal Airport covers an area of and contains two

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paved

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s: 15/33 measuring 5,511 x 100 ft (1,677 x 30 m) and 3/21 measuring 4,001 x 100 ft (1,220 x 30 m). Runway 15 is equipped with an ILS system as well as MALSR lighting, and is the designated calm wind runway. All runways have RNAV approaches with medium to high intensity runway edge lighting with

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glide slope indicators (GS 3.0 degrees) with left traffic patterns. Runways 3/21 have a VOR approach from the Davenport VORTAC (DVN, 113.8) (located off-field). For the 12-month period ending August 15, 2016, the airport had 28,251 aircraft operations, an average of 77 per day: 94%

, 4%

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and 2% military. In June 2017, there were 119 aircraft based at this airport: 91 single-engine, 13 multi-engine, 3 jet and 12 military. In January 2011 a new terminal with an attached hangar was opened. It was constructed by Carver Aero for a cost of $3 million. In addition to Carver's operations the facility includes a pilots’ lounge, a flight planning room, a business center and conference rooms. The airport's old 1950's era terminal was torn down as part of this construction project. In 2012, the airport received a $63,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation for an environmental impact study. The study was for an upcoming project that includes the extension of runway 15/33, the main northwest-southeast runway, from to with new taxiways. The local fixed-base operator Carver AeroCarver Aero
/ref> offers flight charter, aircraft rental, and flight training, as well as line and maintenance services. Their nine-aircraft fleet consists of one

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, one King Air 350, one King Air 200, one Cessna 172P, and five Piper PA-28s (two Warriors, two 140s, and one Archer). The airport also has an Automated Surface Observation System (ASOS) on channel 120.175. The airport's combined CTAF and UNICOM is on channel 123.00. The facility is usually staffed from 06:30 to dusk. There is a 24/7 self-serve fuel pump on-site with 100LL.

Quad City Air Show

The Quad City Air Show is hosted at the Davenport Municipal Airport, and started in 1987. It is one of the longest continuous running airshows, and the largest in the state of Iowa. The show has hosted all of the North American military demonstration teams and several international performers.

References

External links

Davenport Municipal Airport
page at City of Davenport website
Quad City Air Show
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