Aitkin Municipal Airport Steve Kurtz Field | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | County & City of Aitkin | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Aitkin, Minnesota | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,205 ft / 367 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°32′54″N093°40′36″W / 46.54833°N 93.67667°W /46.54833; -93.67667 | ||||||||||||||
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| Source:Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||||||
Aitkin Municipal Airport (ICAO:KAIT,FAALID:AIT), also known asSteve Kurtz Field, is a public useairport located two nautical miles (4 km) northeast of thecentral business district ofAitkin, a city inAitkin County,Minnesota,United States. It is owned by the County & City of Aitkin.[1]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letterlocation identifier for theFAA andIATA, this airport is assignedAIT by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA[2] (which assignedAIT toAitutaki,Cook Islands[3]).
Aitkin County and the city opened the airport in the early 1950s with a single grass runway.[4] The runway was paved and lighted in 1975.[4]
The airport is named after the owner and founder of Steve's Flight Service, Steve Kurtz.[4]
Aitkin Municipal Airport covers an area of 299 acres (121 ha) at anelevation of 1,205 feet (367 m) abovemean sea level. It has tworunways: 16/34 with a 4,018 x 75 ft (1,225 x 23 m)asphalt pavement and 8/26 with a 3,335 x 150 ft (1,017 x 46 m)turf surface.[1]
For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2007, the airport had 16,000general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 43 per day. At that time there were 47 aircraft based at this airport:94% single-engine, 4% multi-engine and 2%glider.[1]