Stinson Municipal Airport

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Stinson Municipal Airport
Stinson Field

IATA: SSF – ICAO: KSSF
Summary
Airport type Public / Municipal
Owner City of San Antonio
Operator City of San Antonio Aviation Department
Serves San Antonio
Location San Antonio, Texas United States
Elevation AMSL 577 ft / 175.9 m
Coordinates 29°20′13.2270″N 98°28′16.1060″W / 29.3370075, -98.471140556
Website www.sanantonio.gov/aviation/
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 4,129 Asphalt
9/27 4,835 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 Asphalt

Stinson Municipal Airport (IATA: SSF, ICAO: KSSF), originally called Stinson Field, is a reliever airport located six miles south of downtown San Antonio’s central business district. The airport has two runways and its elevation is 577 feet (176 m) above sea level.

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Established in 1938, Stinson Municipal Airport is the second oldest general aviation airport in continuous operation in the United States.[1]

During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces as a training base. At the end of the war the airfield was returned over to the local government for civil use.

The Airport is also home to the Texas Air Museum.

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  1. ^ http://www.sanantonio.gov/aviation/stinsonairport.asp Airport website. Accessed September 26, 2007.
  • Thole, Lou (1999), Forgotten Fields of America : World War II Bases and Training, Then and Now - Vol. 2. Publisher: Pictorial Histories Pub, ISBN 1575100517

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