Downtown Airport (Missouri)

Downtown Airport (FAA LID: 3DW) is a privately owned, public-use airport located in the city of Springfield in Greene County, Missouri, United States.[1]

Downtown Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerHarry Cooper
ServesSpringfield, Missouri
Elevation AMSL1,374 ft / 419 m
Coordinates37°13′18″N 093°14′52″W
Public transit accessBus interchange Springfield Transit Services
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 4,035 1,230 Asphalt
6/24 2,522 769 Grass
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations5,800
Based aircraft43

Facilities and aircraft

Downtown Airport covers an area of 160 acres (65 ha) and has one runway designated 11/29 with a 4,035 x 50 ft (1,230 x 15 m) asphalt surface. For the 12-month period ending November 30, 2005, the airport had 5,800 aircraft operations, an average of 15 per day: 95% general aviation, 4% air taxi and 1% military. At that time there were 43 aircraft based at this airport: 86% single-engine, 7% multi-engine, 5% jet and 2% helicopter.[1]

Accidents

On October 6, 2010, a small plane crashed on the runway at the Downtown Airport. One person was killed, and 2 others were injured.

See also

References

  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for 3DW PDF, effective 2008-04-10


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