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

Airport

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 located one mile (2 km) east of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Trenton

Trenton, Missouri

Trenton is a city in Grundy County, Missouri, United States. The population was 6,006 in 2009. The population according to the 2000 census was 6,216, indicating a 3.4% decrease in population from 2000 to 2009. It is the county seat of Grundy County...

, a city in Grundy County, Missouri

Missouri

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Facilities and aircraft

Trenton Municipal Airport covers an area of 85 acres (34.4 ha) and has one runway

Runway

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 designated 18/36 with a 4,310 x 75 ft (1,314 x 23 m) asphalt

Asphalt

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 surface. For the 12-month period ending August 22, 2007, the airport had 2,710 aircraft operations, an average of 7 per day: 96% general aviation

General aviation

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, 4% air taxi

Air taxi

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, <1% military

Military aviation

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