Huntsville Regional Airport
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Bruce Brothers Huntsville Regional Airport is a city-owned public-use airport
located in Huntsville, Texas
. It is two nautical miles (3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) northwest of the central business district
of Huntsville. Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
for the FAA
and IATA
, this airport is assigned UTS by the FAA and HTV by the IATA.
veterans, Harry Joe Bruce and Reeves "Jeep" Bruce, who died during the course of that war. The ribbon cutting was scheduled to be held on that day.
of 363 feet (111 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt
paved runway
designated 18/36 which measures 5,005 by 100 feet (1,526 x 30 m).
For the 12-month period ending July 16, 2008, the airport had 12,850 aircraft operations, an average of 35 per day: 79% general aviation
, 19% military
and 1% air taxi
.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located in Huntsville, Texas
Huntsville, Texas
Huntsville is a city in and the county seat of Walker County, Texas, United States. The population was 35,508 at the 2010 census. It is the center of the Huntsville micropolitan area....
. It is two nautical miles (3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) northwest of the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Huntsville. Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
Location identifier
A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, or weather station, and is used for manned air traffic control facilities in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services.-ICAO...
for the FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
and IATA
International Air Transport Association
The International Air Transport Association is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the International Civil Aviation Organization is also headquartered. The executive offices are at the Geneva Airport in SwitzerlandIATA's mission is to...
, this airport is assigned UTS by the FAA and HTV by the IATA.
History
In 2009 the Huntsville City Council had approved a name change of the airport from Huntsville Municipal Airport to the current name, Bruce Brothers Huntsville Regional Airport. On May 28, 2010, the airport was rededicated in honor of two World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
veterans, Harry Joe Bruce and Reeves "Jeep" Bruce, who died during the course of that war. The ribbon cutting was scheduled to be held on that day.
Facilities and aircraft
Huntsville Municipal Airport covers an area of 180 acres (72.8 ha) at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 363 feet (111 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
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...
designated 18/36 which measures 5,005 by 100 feet (1,526 x 30 m).
For the 12-month period ending July 16, 2008, the airport had 12,850 aircraft operations, an average of 35 per day: 79% 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...
, 19% military
Military aviation
Military aviation is the use of aircraft and other flying machines for the purposes of conducting or enabling warfare, including national airlift capacity to provide logistical supply to forces stationed in a theater or along a front. Air power includes the national means of conducting such...
and 1% air taxi
Air taxi
An air taxi is an air charter passenger or cargo aircraft which operates on an on-demand basis.-Regulation:In the United States, air taxi and air charter operations are governed by Part 135 of the Federal Aviation Regulations , unlike the larger scheduled air carriers which are governed by more...
.
External links
- Huntsville Aviation
- Huntsville Airport Master Plan - City of Huntsville
- Huntsville Municipal Airport at Texas DOT Airport Directory