Mansfield Municipal Airport is a public airport

Airport

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 located two miles (3 km) southeast of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Mansfield

Mansfield, Massachusetts

Mansfield is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the town population is 23,184. Mansfield is in the south-southwest suburbs of Boston and is also close to Providence, Rhode Island....

, a town in Bristol County

Bristol County, Massachusetts

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 534,678 people, 205,411 households, and 140,706 families residing in the county. The population density was 962 people per square mile . There were 216,918 housing units at an average density of 390 per square mile...

, Massachusetts

Massachusetts

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, USA

United States

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It is a community airport located one mile from the Comcast Center. It is conveniently located to get around the traffic and into either Boston

Boston

Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...

 or Providence

Providence, Rhode Island

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. The airport offers flight training, fuel, etc.

Facilities

Mansfield Municipal Airport covers 230 acres (93 ha) and has 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:

• Runway 14/32: 3,500 x 75 ft. (1,067 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt
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• Runway 4/22: 2,200 x 100 ft. (671 x 30 m), Surface: Turf
  Sod
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