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Mansfield Municipal Airport is a public
airport An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...
located southeast of the
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of
Mansfield Mansfield is a market town and the administrative centre of Mansfield District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the wider Mansfield Urban Area (followed by Sutton-in-Ashfield). It gained the Royal Charter of a market tow ...
, a town in
Bristol County, Massachusetts Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in S ...
, United States. During World War II, the airfield was Naval Outlying Landing Field Mansfield. It is a community airport located from the Xfinity Center. The airport offers flight training, fuel, etc.


Facilities

Mansfield Municipal Airport covers and has two
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s: *Runway 14/32: , Surface:
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*Runway 4/22: , Surface: Turf


Accidents and incidents

*On 26 July 1981, a
Piper Colt The PA-20 Pacer and PA-22 Tri-Pacer, Caribbean, and Colt are an American family of light strut-braced high-wing monoplane aircraft built by Piper Aircraft from 1949 to 1964. The Pacer is essentially a four-place version of the two-place ...
crashed shortly after takeoff; the pilot and passenger were uninjured. *On 28 January 1984, a
Piper Arrow The Piper PA-28 Cherokee is a family of two-seat or four-seat light aircraft built by Piper Aircraft and designed for flight training, air taxi and personal use.Plane and Pilot: ''1978 Aircraft Directory'', pages 62–64. Werner & Werner Corp, ...
that departed Mansfield disappeared. Its wreckage was located near Gardner Municipal Airport on 10 February 1984; none of the four occupants survived. *On 8 September 2007, A
Cessna 172 The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is an American four-seat, single-engine, high wing, fixed-wing aircraft made by the Cessna Aircraft Company.
crashed on takeoff, killing two of the four occupants. *On 15 February 2014, a
Cessna 172 The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is an American four-seat, single-engine, high wing, fixed-wing aircraft made by the Cessna Aircraft Company.
practicing landings hit a snowbank and skidded off the runway; the pilot was uninjured. *On 23 February 2019, a flight instructor and student were killed when their
Cessna 172 The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is an American four-seat, single-engine, high wing, fixed-wing aircraft made by the Cessna Aircraft Company.
crashed at Mansfield; they had departed
Norwood Memorial Airport Norwood Memorial Airport is a public airport east of Norwood, in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. It is home to the offices of prominent local business people and several maintenance facilities. As Outlying Landing Field Norwo ...
an hour earlier.


See also

* List of airports in Massachusetts


References


Airport Master Record (FAA Form 5010)
also available as
printable form
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)


External links


Airport Commission
at mansfieldma.com Airports in Bristol County, Massachusetts {{Massachusetts-airport-stub