Springfield Municipal Airport (Minnesota)

Springfield Municipal Airport (FAA LID: D42) is a city-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) southwest of the central business district of Springfield, a city in Brown County, Minnesota, United States..[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Springfield Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Springfield
ServesSpringfield, Minnesota
Elevation AMSL1,072 ft / 327 m
Coordinates44°13′52″N 094°59′56″W
Map
D42
Location of airport in Minnesota / United States
D42
D42 (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 3,402 1,037 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2014)2,420
Based aircraft (2017)4

Facilities and aircraft

Springfield Municipal Airport covers an area of 118 acres (48 ha) at an elevation of 1,072 feet (327 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,402 by 75 feet (1,037 x 23 m).[1]

In 1933 the city received funding from the Works Progress Administration to purchase an eighty acre site to develop an airport with a turf runway. The original airport opened in 1935.[3]

On May 5, 1973 ground was broken for the current airport. The new airport was close enough to the original airport for airplanes to taxi by a road to the new facility. A dedication ceremony was held on July 28, 1974 for the new airport.[3]

For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2014, the airport had 2,420 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 201 per month. In March 2017, there were 4 aircraft based at this airport; all 4 single-engine.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for D42 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective Mar 2, 2017.
  2. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. External link in |work= (help)
  3. Foster, Tom (February 2020). "Airport of the Month". Minnesota Flyer.
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