Newton Municipal Airport (IATA: TNU, ICAO: KTNU, FAA LID: TNU) is a city-owned public-use airport located two miles (3 km) southeast of the central business district of Newton, a city in Jasper County, Iowa, United States.[1] The airport is adjacent to Iowa Speedway.
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | City of Newton | ||||||||||
Serves | Newton, Iowa | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 953 ft / 290 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°40′28″N 093°01′18″W | ||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Newton Municipal Airport covers an area of 304 acres (123 ha) which contains one runway designated 14/32 with a 5,599 x 100 ft (1,707 x 30 m) asphalt surface. For the 12-month period ending September 12, 2007, the airport had 9,000 aircraft operations, an average of 24 per day: 93% general aviation and 7% air taxi. At that time there were 21 aircraft based at this airport: 90% single-engine and 10% multi-engine.[1]
On September 17, 2011, Newton was scheduled to be the host of the annual Fly Iowa Airshow. Fly Iowa travels to different towns in Iowa and hosts airshows for the public.
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