Northwest Missouri Regional Airport
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Northwest Missouri Regional Airport is a city-owned public use airport
located two nautical miles (3.7 km) west of the central business district
of Maryville
, a city in Nodaway County
, Missouri
, United States
. The airport is used for general aviation
with no commercial airlines.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
for the FAA
and IATA
, this airport is assigned EVU by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
. It was renamed in 2003. It has been operated by the Rankin family for several decades. The family also operates the Rankin Airport
in the 102 River bottoms on the east side of Maryville. It derives its codes from Kevin Rankin who filled out the application while in high school in the early 1970s.
of 1,150 feet (351 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
designated 14/32 with a concrete
surface measuring 4,600 by 75 foot (1,402 x 23 m). The main runway was extended by 600 feet in 2008. The airport's former second runway is now closed; it had been designated 18/36 and had a 2,002 x 45 ft (610 x 14 m) asphalt surface.
A terminal building was completed in 2007, providing weather information and pilots lounge. The airport is also scheduled to install new lighting and a jet fuel pump in 2009.
For the 12-month period ending September 17, 2007, the airport had 4,550 aircraft operations, an average of 12 per day: 93% general aviation
and 7% air taxi
. At that time there were 19 aircraft based at this airport: 89% single-engine
and 11% multi-engine.
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 two nautical miles (3.7 km) west 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 Maryville
Maryville, Missouri
Maryville is a city in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States. The population was 10,581 at the 2000 census. The town, organized on February 14, 1845, was named for Mrs. Mary Graham, wife of Amos Graham, then the county clerk. Mary was the first Caucasian woman to have lived within the boundaries...
, a city in Nodaway County
Nodaway County, Missouri
Nodaway County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. The county was organized in 1845 and named for the Nodaway River.As of 2010, the population was 23,370...
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The airport is used for 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...
with no commercial airlines.
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 EVU by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
History
The airport was formerly Maryville Memorial Airport and was built following 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...
. It was renamed in 2003. It has been operated by the Rankin family for several decades. The family also operates the Rankin Airport
Rankin Airport (Missouri)
Rankin Airport is a privately-owned, public-use airport located three miles southeast of the central business district of Maryville, a city in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States.- Facilities and aircraft :...
in the 102 River bottoms on the east side of Maryville. It derives its codes from Kevin Rankin who filled out the application while in high school in the early 1970s.
Facilities and aircraft
Northwest Missouri Regional Airport covers an area of 171 acres (69.2 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 1,150 feet (351 m) above mean sea level. It has one 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 14/32 with a concrete
Concrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
surface measuring 4,600 by 75 foot (1,402 x 23 m). The main runway was extended by 600 feet in 2008. The airport's former second runway is now closed; it had been designated 18/36 and had a 2,002 x 45 ft (610 x 14 m) asphalt surface.
A terminal building was completed in 2007, providing weather information and pilots lounge. The airport is also scheduled to install new lighting and a jet fuel pump in 2009.
For the 12-month period ending September 17, 2007, the airport had 4,550 aircraft operations, an average of 12 per day: 93% 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...
and 7% 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...
. At that time there were 19 aircraft based at this airport: 89% single-engine
Aircraft engine
An aircraft engine is the component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power. Aircraft engines are almost always either lightweight piston engines or gas turbines...
and 11% multi-engine.
External links
- Northwest Missouri Regional Airport at City of Maryville website