Hawthorne Industrial Airport , formerly known as Hawthorne Municipal Airport, is a county-owned public-use airport

Airport

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

Central business district

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 of Hawthorne

Hawthorne, Nevada

Hawthorne is a census-designated place in Mineral County, Nevada, United States. The population was 3,311 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Mineral County...

, in Mineral County

Mineral County, Nevada

Mineral County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2000 census, the population was 5,071. In 2009, it was estimated to have dropped to 4,662. Its county seat is Hawthorne.-History:...

, Nevada

Nevada

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, United States

United States

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Facilities and aircraft

Hawthorne Industrial Airport covers an area of 901 acres (364.6 ha) which contains two 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: 10/28 with a 6,000 x 100 ft (1,829 x 30 m) asphalt

Asphalt

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 pavement and 15/33 with a 3,500 x 130 ft (1,067 x 40 m) dirt

Soil

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 surface. For the 12-month period ending November 30, 2006, the airport had 12,700 aircraft operations, an average of 34 per day: 95% general aviation

General aviation

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, 3% air taxi

Air taxi

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and 2% military.