Murfreesboro Municipal Airport
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Murfreesboro Municipal Airport is about 2 nm north of the central business district
of Murfreesboro, Tennessee
, United States
. It is also the home of the Middle Tennessee State University
Aerospace aircraft and simulators. MTSU has 1- Boeing 727
, 1- Diamond DA-20s, 17- Diamond DA-40s with the Garmin 1000 avionics suite, 2- Diamond DA-40s without the Garmin 1000 avionics suite, 3- Piper PA-28R Arrow
s, 2- Piper PA-44 Seminole
, 3- Cessna 152
s, 1- Piper Super Cub, 1- de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
, 1-Beechcraft King Air 200
, 1- Cessna T-41 and 1- Cessna 172RG
.
The airport has one runway (18-36), 3898 ft (1,188.1 m) by 100 ft (30.5 m).
The Murfreesboro Municipal Airport is one of the only General Aviation
Airports in the State of Tennessee that does not receive tax payer money. The money used to maintain the airport is entirely generated by leases and fuel sales.
In 2007 the airport won the Tennessee Airport of the Year award.
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 Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Murfreesboro is a city in and the county seat of Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 108,755 according to the United States Census Bureau's 2010 U.S. Census, up from 68,816 residents certified during the 2000 census. The center of population of Tennessee is located in...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is also the home of the Middle Tennessee State University
Middle Tennessee State University
Middle Tennessee State University, commonly abbreviated as MTSU, is a public university located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States....
Aerospace aircraft and simulators. MTSU has 1- Boeing 727
Boeing 727
The Boeing 727 is a mid-size, narrow-body, three-engine, T-tailed commercial jet airliner, manufactured by Boeing. The Boeing 727 first flew in 1963, and for over a decade more were built per year than any other jet airliner. When production ended in 1984 a total of 1,832 aircraft had been produced...
, 1- Diamond DA-20s, 17- Diamond DA-40s with the Garmin 1000 avionics suite, 2- Diamond DA-40s without the Garmin 1000 avionics suite, 3- Piper PA-28R Arrow
Piper Cherokee
The Piper PA-28 Cherokee is a family of light aircraft designed for flight training, air taxi, and personal use. It is built by Piper Aircraft....
s, 2- Piper PA-44 Seminole
Piper PA-44 Seminole
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, 3- Cessna 152
Cessna 152
The Cessna 152 is an American two-seat, fixed tricycle gear, general aviation airplane, used primarily for flight training and personal use.-Development:...
s, 1- Piper Super Cub, 1- de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
The de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver is a single-engined, high-wing, propeller-driven, STOL aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada, primarily known as a bush plane. It is used for cargo and passenger hauling, aerial application , and has been widely adopted by armed forces as a utility aircraft...
, 1-Beechcraft King Air 200
Beechcraft Super King Air
The Beechcraft Super King Air family is part of a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation . The King Air line comprises a number of model series that fall into two families: the Model 90 series, Model 100 series , Model 200 series and Model 300 series...
, 1- Cessna T-41 and 1- Cessna 172RG
Cessna 172
The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is a four-seat, single-engine, high-wing fixed-wing aircraft. First flown in 1955 and still in production, more Cessna 172s have been built than any other aircraft.-Design and development:...
.
The airport has one runway (18-36), 3898 ft (1,188.1 m) by 100 ft (30.5 m).
The Murfreesboro Municipal Airport is one of the only 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...
Airports in the State of Tennessee that does not receive tax payer money. The money used to maintain the airport is entirely generated by leases and fuel sales.
In 2007 the airport won the Tennessee Airport of the Year award.