Tunica Airport

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For the larger publicly-owned, public-use airport in Tunica, Mississippi, see Tunica Municipal Airport.
Tunica Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA: 30M
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Ralph M. Sharpe
Serves Tunica, Mississippi
Elevation AMSL 195 ft / 59 m
Coordinates 34°40′00″N 090°22′00″W / 34.666667, -90.366667
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1/19 2,508 764 Asphalt/Turf
Statistics (2003)
Aircraft operations 8,600
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Tunica Airport (FAA LID: 30M) is a privately-owned, public-use airport located two miles (3 km) south of the central business district of Tunica, a town in Tunica County, Mississippi, United States.[1]

It should not be confused with the larger airport known officially as Tunica Municipal Airport (IATA: UTM, ICAO: KUTA, FAA LID: UTA, formerly M97[2]), which is located 1 mile east of the center of town.[3]

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Tunica Airport covers an area of 10 acres (4 ha) and has one runway designated 1/19 with an asphalt and turf surface measuring 2,508 x 80 ft. (764 x 24 m). For the 12-month period ending August 25, 2003, the airport had 8,600 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 23 per day.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b FAA Airport Master Record for 30M (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20
  2. ^ Tunica Airport Information
  3. ^ FAA Airport Master Record for UTA (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20

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