Stuttgart Municipal Airport

Stuttgart Municipal Airport

2006 USGS aerial image
IATA: SGT – ICAO: KSGT – FAA LID: SGT
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Stuttgart
Serves Stuttgart, Arkansas
Location Roc Roe Township, Prairie County
Elevation AMSL 224 ft / 68 m
Coordinates 34°35′58″N 091°34′30″W / 34.59944°N 91.57500°W / 34.59944; -91.57500
Map
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Location

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 5,002 1,525 Concrete
18/36 6,015 1,833 Asphalt
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations 40,200
Based aircraft 34
for the airport's World War II history, see Stuttgart Army Airfield

Stuttgart Municipal Airport (IATA: SGT, ICAO: KSGT, FAA LID: SGT) is in Prairie County, Arkansas.[1] It is eight miles north of Stuttgart, which owns the airport[1] and is the county seat of Arkansas County. The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013 categorized as a general aviation facility.[2]

History

Stuttgart Municipal Airport dates to 1942 when it was built by the United States Army Air Forces. It was used as an advanced twin-engine flying school and glider training.[3] With the end of World War II, Stuttgart Army Airfield was declared excess and closed on 5 August 1946.[3] It was conveyed though the War Assets Administration (WAA) to the City of Stuttgart to establish a municipal airport.[3]

Airline flights (Trans-Texas DC-3s) ended in 1958-59.

Facilities

Stuttgart Municipal Airport covers 2,560 acres (1,040 ha) at an elevation of 224 feet (68 m). It has two runways: 9/27 is 5,002 by 150 feet (1,525 x 46 m) concrete; 18/36 is 6,015 by 100 feet (1,833 x 30 m) asphalt.[1]

In the year ending June 30, 2008 the airport had 40,200 aircraft operations, average 110 per day: 87% general aviation, 7.5% military, and 5.5% air taxi. 34 aircraft were then based at the airport: 82% single-engine, 12% multi-engine, 3% jet and 3% helicopter.[1]

Motorsports

A 3-mile (4.8 km) SCCA road course used the runways, with the first race in 1959. The last sports car race was in 1978. A drag strip, Stuttgart Dragway, existed from 1970 to 1972.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 FAA Airport Master Record for SGT (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 3 June 2010.
  2. ↑ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 1 (PDF, 1.33 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
  3. 1 2 3 Stuttgart Army Air Field, Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture
  4. ↑ NA Motorsports: Stuttgart AFB

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