Metropolis Municipal Airport (FAA LID: M30) is an airstrip two miles (3.2 km) northwest of Metropolis, Illinois, United States.

Metropolis Municipal Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: M30
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Metropolis
Location	Metropolis, Illinois
Elevation AMSL	384 ft / 117 m
Coordinates	37°11′09″N 088°45′02″W
Map
M30 Location of airport in Illinois Show map of Illinois M30 M30 (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 18/36 4,000 1,219 Asphalt

The airport has one runway: runway 18/36 is 4002 x 75 ft (1220 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2020, the airport averages 36 aircraft operations per day, which roughly totals 13,140 per year. These operations are 82% general aviation and 8% air taxi. The airport ranks 14th of 323 airports in Illinois.[1][2][3]

As of 2022^[update], there are 14 aircraft based at the airport: 12 single engine and 2 multi engine.[4][3]

The airport received $25,000 as part of the Rebuild Illinois program during the covid-19 pandemic. The money went toward a $500,000 fund to upgrade the airport's T-hangars. Additional funds for the hangars and to upgrade airport lighting and cables were received from the federal government with a small fraction coming from local funds.[5]

The airport was dedicated in 1947 as part of Metropolis's postwar development plan.[6] The airport originally had a 2800-foot blacktop runway and a 3300-foot turf runway.[6][7]

For 18 years ending in 2006, the airport hosted a competition for remote-controlled model jets, which attracted as many as 200 participants.[8]

References

External links

• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for M30
  • AirNav airport information for M30
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for M30

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