Davenport Municipal Airport is a general aviation

General aviation

General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...

 airport located about 7 miles (11.3 km) north of downtown Davenport

Davenport, Iowa

Davenport is a city located along the Mississippi River in Scott County, Iowa, United States. Davenport is the county seat of and largest city in Scott County. Davenport was founded on May 14, 1836 by Antoine LeClaire and was named for his friend, George Davenport, a colonel during the Black Hawk...

, a city in Scott County

Scott County, Iowa

-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 165,224 in the county, with a population density of . There were 71,835 housing units, of which 66,765 were occupied.-2000 census:...

, Iowa

Iowa

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, United States

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. The airport, which dates back from 1948, has also been home to the Quad City Air Show since 1987. The air show occurs the last weekend of June every year.

The fixed base operation

Fixed base operator

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 is run by Carver Aero Inc. The airport has two runways (3-21 and 15-33) and a 12000 square feet (1,114.8 m²) hangar. Most of the air traffic in and out of Davenport Municipal is regional, consisting mainly of single-prop and twin-prop aircraft. However, some smaller private jets also utilize the airport for longer trips to other destinations around the United States. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , pronounced , like "noah", is a scientific agency within the United States Department of Commerce focused on the conditions of the oceans and the atmosphere...

 operates the Quad Cities National Weather Service

National Weather Service

The National Weather Service , once known as the Weather Bureau, is one of the six scientific agencies that make up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States government...

 office from Davenport Municipal Airport. Also the U.S. Army Iowa National Guard 1/109th Aviation Battalion Maintains an Armory with 3-4 CH-47 Chinook

CH-47 Chinook

The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is an American twin-engine, tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopter. Its top speed of 170 knots is faster than contemporary utility and attack helicopters of the 1960s...

 Helicopters.

Facilities and aircraft

Davenport Municipal Airport covers an area of 764 acres (309.2 ha) which contains two concrete

Concrete

Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...

 paved runway

Runway

According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...

s: 15/33 measuring 5,500 x 100 ft (1,677 x 30 m) and 3/21 measuring 4,000 x 100 ft (1,220 x 30 m).

For the 12-month period ending May 23, 2007, the airport had 28,251 aircraft operations, an average of 77 per day: 94% general aviation

General aviation

General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...

, 4% air taxi

Air taxi

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 and 2% military. There are 108 aircraft based at this airport: 72% single-engine, 14% multi-engine, 2% jet, 1% helicopter

Helicopter

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 and 11% military.

In January 2011 a new 7460 square feet (693.1 m²)
terminal with an attached 20000 square feet (1,858.1 m²) hangar was opened. It was constructed by Carver Aero for $3 million. In addition to Carver's operations the facility includes a pilots’ lounge, a flight plan room, business center and conference rooms. The airport's old 1950s era terminal was torn down as part of the construction project.

Quad City Airshow

The Quad City Airshow has been hosted at the Davenport Municipal Airport since 1987. The show has hosted all of the North American Military Demonstration Teams, and several International performers. The 2012 Quad City Airshow is scheduled for September 1-2, the line-up is To Be Announced.
Headline Performers
1987: None

1988: None

1989: U.S. Navy Blue Angels

1990: None

June 1991: None

September 1991: Snowbirds

Snowbirds

Officially known as the Royal Canadian Air Force's 431 Air Demonstration Squadron, the Snowbirds are Canada's military aerobatics or air show flight demonstration team whose purpose is to "demonstrate the skill, professionalism, and teamwork of Canadian Forces personnel". The squadron is based at...

1992: U.S. Navy Blue Angels

1993: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

The Thunderbirds are the air demonstration squadron of the U.S. Air Force , based at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas, Nevada. The squadron tours the United States and much of the world, performing aerobatic formation and solo flying in specially marked USAF jet aircraft...

1994: U.S. Navy Blue Angels

1995: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

The Thunderbirds are the air demonstration squadron of the U.S. Air Force , based at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas, Nevada. The squadron tours the United States and much of the world, performing aerobatic formation and solo flying in specially marked USAF jet aircraft...

1996: U.S. Navy Blue Angels

1997: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

The Thunderbirds are the air demonstration squadron of the U.S. Air Force , based at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas, Nevada. The squadron tours the United States and much of the world, performing aerobatic formation and solo flying in specially marked USAF jet aircraft...

1998: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

The Thunderbirds are the air demonstration squadron of the U.S. Air Force , based at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas, Nevada. The squadron tours the United States and much of the world, performing aerobatic formation and solo flying in specially marked USAF jet aircraft...

1999: U.S. Navy Blue Angels

2000: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

The Thunderbirds are the air demonstration squadron of the U.S. Air Force , based at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas, Nevada. The squadron tours the United States and much of the world, performing aerobatic formation and solo flying in specially marked USAF jet aircraft...

2001: U.S. Navy Blue Angels

2002: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

The Thunderbirds are the air demonstration squadron of the U.S. Air Force , based at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas, Nevada. The squadron tours the United States and much of the world, performing aerobatic formation and solo flying in specially marked USAF jet aircraft...

 & Canadian Snowbirds

Snowbirds

Officially known as the Royal Canadian Air Force's 431 Air Demonstration Squadron, the Snowbirds are Canada's military aerobatics or air show flight demonstration team whose purpose is to "demonstrate the skill, professionalism, and teamwork of Canadian Forces personnel". The squadron is based at...

2003: U.S. Navy Blue Angels

2004: Masters of Disaster

Masters of Disaster

]The Masters of Disaster are an airshow team that performs edge of your seat aerobatics in combination with ground based jet-propelled trucks and pyrotechnics...

2005: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

The Thunderbirds are the air demonstration squadron of the U.S. Air Force , based at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas, Nevada. The squadron tours the United States and much of the world, performing aerobatic formation and solo flying in specially marked USAF jet aircraft...

2006: U.S. Navy Blue Angels

2007: U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

The Thunderbirds are the air demonstration squadron of the U.S. Air Force , based at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas, Nevada. The squadron tours the United States and much of the world, performing aerobatic formation and solo flying in specially marked USAF jet aircraft...

2008: U.S. Navy Blue Angels

2009: U.S. Navy Blue Angels

2010: Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

is a 1970 American-Japanese war film that dramatizes the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, to the extent these facts were known at the time of production. The film was directed by Richard Fleischer and stars an all-star cast, including So Yamamura, E.G...

2011: U.S. Navy Blue Angels

2012: TBA

2013: TBA

External links

• Davenport Municipal Airport page at City of Davenport website
• Quad City Air Show