Sturgis Municipal Airport (ICAO: KTWT, FAA LID: TWT) is a public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) east of the central business district of Sturgis, a city in Union County, Kentucky, United States. It is owned by the Union County Air Board.[1] The airport was built in 1941 by the U.S. Army to provide pilot training during World War II.[2]
Sturgis Municipal Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Union County | ||||||||||
| Serves | Sturgis, Kentucky | ||||||||||
| Location | Union County, near Sturgis, Kentucky | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 372 ft / 113 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°32′30″N 087°57′16″W / 37.54167°N 87.95444°W | ||||||||||
| Website | SturgisAirport.com | ||||||||||
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Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned TWT by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA (which assigned TWT to an airport in Tawitawi, Philippines).[3][4]
Facilities and aircraft edit
Sturgis Municipal Airport covers an area of 1,307 acres (529 ha) at an elevation of 372 feet (113 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 1/19 which measures 5,000 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m).
For the 12-month period ending November 8, 2016, the airport had 8,900 aircraft operations, an average of 24 per day: 88% general aviation, 9% air taxi and 3% military.[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for TWT PDF, effective 2023-10-05.
- ^ Sturgis Municipal Airport Archived 2009-09-21 at the Wayback Machine, official site
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: KTWT - Sturgis, Kentucky (Sturgis Municipal Airport)
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: TWT - Tawitawi, Philippines
External links edit
- Sturgis Municipal Airport, official site
- FAA Terminal Procedures for TWT, effective April 18, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for TWT
- AirNav airport information for TWT
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for TWT
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