Mayville Municipal Airport is a city owned, public-use airport

Airport

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 located one nautical mile

Nautical mile

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 (2 km

Kilometre

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) south of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Mayville

Mayville, North Dakota

Mayville is a city in Traill County, North Dakota in the United States. The population was 1,858 at the 2010 census, which makes Mayville the largest community in Traill County. Mayville was founded in 1881....

, a city in Traill County

Traill County, North Dakota

Traill County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. The 2010 census listed the population at 8,121. Its county seat is Hillsboro, and its largest city is Mayville.-History:...

, North Dakota

North Dakota

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, United States

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Facilities and aircraft

Mayville Municipal Airport covers an area of 160 acre

Acre

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s (65 ha

Hectare

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) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 975 feet (297 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway

Runway

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 designated 17/35 with an asphalt

Asphalt

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 surface measuring 3,200 by 56 feet (975 x 17 m). For the 12-month period ending August 5, 2009, the airport had 5,120 aircraft operations, an average of 14 per day: 98% general aviation

General aviation

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, 2% air taxi

Air taxi

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, and <1% military

Military aviation

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External links

• Airport Directory Photo: Mayville from North Dakota Aeronautics Commission
• Aerial image as of 11 September 1997 from USGS The National Map