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Hamilton Municipal Airport (ICAO: KMNZ, FAA LID: MNZ) is a city-owned public-use airport located two miles (3 km) south of the central business district of Hamilton, a city in Hamilton County, Texas, United States.[1]

Hamilton Municipal Airport
IATA: none ICAO: KMNZ FAA LID: MNZ
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Hamilton
Serves	Hamilton, Texas
Location	Hamilton County, near Hamilton, Texas
Elevation AMSL	1,299 ft / 396 m
Coordinates	31°39′57″N 098°08′55″W
Website	HamiltonTexas.com/...
Map
MNZ
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 18/36 5,000 1,524 Asphalt
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations 5,048 Based aircraft 20
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Hamilton Municipal Airport is assigned MNZ by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Hamilton Municipal Airport covers an area of 250 acres (100 ha) which contains one runway designated 18/36 with a 5,000 x 75 ft (1,524 x 23 m) asphalt pavement. For the 12-month period ending September 15, 2005, the airport had 5,048 aircraft operations, an average of 13 per day: 99% general aviation, 0.5% air taxi and 0.5% military. At that time there were 20 aircraft based at this airport: 95% single-engine and 5% multi-engine.[1]

History

Provided contract glider training to the United States Army Air Forces, 1942–1944. Training provided by Hunter Flying Service. Used primarily C-47 Skytrains and Waco CG-4 unpowered Gliders. The mission of the school was to train glider pilot students in proficiency in operation of gliders in various types of towed and soaring flight, both day and night, and in servicing of gliders in the field.

See also

• Texas World War II Army Airfields
• 31st Flying Training Wing (World War II)

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

• Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History's Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004.
• Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas ASIN: B000NYX3PC

External links

• Hamilton Municipal Airport at City of Hamilton website
• FAA Terminal Procedures for MNZ, effective May 19, 2022
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for MNZ
  • AirNav airport information for MNZ
  • ASN accident history for -
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for MNZ

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