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

Airport

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 located two miles (3 km) southwest of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Bloomfield

Bloomfield, Iowa

Bloomfield is a city in Davis County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,601 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Davis County.-Geography:Bloomfield is located in the southeastern part of Iowa near the Missouri border....

, a city in Davis County

Davis County, Iowa

-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 8,753 in the county, with a population density of . There were 3,600 housing units, of which 3,201 were occupied.-2000 census:...

, Iowa

Iowa

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, United States

United States

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Facilities and aircraft

Bloomfield Municipal Airport covers an area of 43 acres (17.4 ha) and 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 18/36 with a concrete

Concrete

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 surface measuring 3,401 by 50 feet (1,037 by 15 m). For the 12-month period ending May 18, 2006, the general aviation

General aviation

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airport had 4,868 aircraft operations, an average of 13 per day.