Lexington Municipal Airport is a privately-owned public-use airport

Airport

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 located three nautical mile

Nautical mile

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s (6 km

Kilometre

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) northwest of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Lexington

Lexington, Missouri

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, in Ray County, Missouri

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, United States

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The airport is located just south of Henrietta, Missouri

Henrietta, Missouri

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 and is home to the Missouri Valley River Skydivers (MRVS). Skydivers are regularly jumping on weekends, please be aware and monitor your radio if you are in the area.

Facilities and aircraft

Lexington Municipal Airport covers an area of 160 acres (64.7 ha) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 691 feet (211 m) above mean sea level. It has three runway

Runway

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s: 04-22 is a 2,925 by 40 ft (892 x 12 m) asphalt

Asphalt

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 strip with runway 04 at 47° and 22 at 247°; 13-31 is a grass

Grass

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 field measuring 3,100 by 125 ft (945 x 38 m); 18-36 is also grass

Grass

Grasses, or more technically graminoids, are monocotyledonous, usually herbaceous plants with narrow leaves growing from the base. They include the "true grasses", of the Poaceae family, as well as the sedges and the rushes . The true grasses include cereals, bamboo and the grasses of lawns ...

 and measures 2,250 by 125 ft (686 x 38 m). 04-22 markings are well faded, while the other two are not marked. 04-22 has lights, LIRL 122.7 CTAF. This airfield does not have fuel for sale, only for DZ operations.

For the 12-month period ending September 5, 2007, the airport had 3,375 aircraft operations, an average of 281 per month: 89% general aviation

General aviation

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, 9% military

Military aviation

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 and 2% air taxi

Air taxi

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. At that time there were 7 aircraft based at this airport, all single-engine

Aircraft engine

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Missouri River Valley Skydivers

MRVS is currently operating one Cessna 182, with a few more in maintenance. While MRVS is operating (most weekends 0800L-Sunset), the owner's wife has a snack shack typically open from 1200-1700L, while weather is good.

External links

• Aerial photo as of 10 March 1996 from USGS The National Map