Moontown Airport

Moontown Airport (FAA LID: 3M5) is a privately owned public-use airport located seven nautical miles (13 km) east of the central business district of Huntsville, a city in Madison County, Alabama, United States.[1] It is 16 miles (26 km) east of Huntsville International Airport (HSV).

Moontown Airport
NAIP aerial image, 15 June 2006
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/Operator3M5 Airport, Inc
LocationBrownsboro, Alabama
Elevation AMSL650 ft / 198 m
Coordinates34°44′50″N 086°27′41″W
Website
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 2,180 664 Turf
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations15,784
Based aircraft96

Facilities and aircraft

Moontown Airport covers an area of 17 acres (6.9 ha) at an elevation of 650 feet (198 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 9/27 with a turf surface measuring 2,180 by 160 feet (664 x 49 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending April 22, 2009, the airport had 15,784 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 43 per day. At that time there were 96 aircraft based at this airport: 86% single-engine, 2% multi-engine, 10% glider and 1% ultralight.[1]

Moontown Airport is the home base for the Huntsville Chapter of the EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) and the Huntsville Soaring Club.

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for 3M5 PDF, effective 2009-07-02.
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