Arthur Airport is a public airport

Airport

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 located one mile (2 km) northeast of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Arthur

Arthur, North Dakota

As of the census of 2000, there were 402 people, 129 households, and 82 families residing in the city. The population density was 265.2 people per square mile . There were 140 housing units at an average density of 92.4 per square mile...

, a city in Cass County

Cass County, North Dakota

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 123,138 people, 51,315 households, and 29,814 families residing in the county. The population density was 70 people per square mile . There were 53,790 housing units at an average density of 30 per square mile...

, North Dakota

North Dakota

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, United States

United States

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. It is owned by the Arthur Airport Authority.

Facilities and aircraft

Arthur Airport covers an area of 10 acres (4 ha) and has one runway

Runway

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 designated 17/35 with a 3,100 by 85 ft (945 by 26 m) turf

Grass

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 surface. For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2007, the airport had 510 aircraft operations, an average of 43 per month: 98% general aviation

General aviation

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 and 2% air taxi

Air taxi

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