Springfield Municipal Airport (Minnesota)
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Springfield | ||||||||||
| Serves | Springfield, Minnesota | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,072 ft / 327 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°13′52″N 094°59′56″W / 44.23111°N 94.99889°W | ||||||||||
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  D42 Location of airport in Minnesota / United States  D42 D42 (the United States) | |||||||||||
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Springfield Municipal Airport (FAA LID: D42) is a city-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) southwest of the central business district of Springfield, a city in Brown County, Minnesota, United States.[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
Springfield Municipal Airport covers an area of 118 acres (48 ha) at an elevation of 1,072 feet (327 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,402 by 75 feet (1,037 x 23 m).[1]
In 1933 the city received funding from the Works Progress Administration to purchase an 80-acre site to develop an airport with a turf runway. The original airport opened in 1935.[3]
On May 5, 1973, ground was broken for the current airport. The new airport was close enough to the original airport for airplanes to taxi by a road to the new facility. A dedication ceremony was held on July 28, 1974, for the new airport.[3]
For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2014, the airport had 2,420 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 201 per month. In March 2017, there were 4 aircraft based at this airport; all 4 single-engine.[1]