Grenada Municipal Airport
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Grenada Municipal Airport is a city-owned public use airport
located three nautical miles (6 km) north of the central business district
of Grenada
, a city in Grenada County
, Mississippi
, United States
. The airport serves the general aviation
community, with no scheduled commercial airline service.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
for the FAA
and IATA
, this airport is assigned GNF by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
, the United States Army Air Force Army Air Forces Training Command
.
Grenada Army Airfield's primary mission was described as follows:
A. The deliver Army ground force combat teams at strategic points by:
a. Parachute troops and equipment
b. Delivering gliders with troops and equipment
B. The field's secondary mission was:
a. Reinforcement and re-supply of ground troops
b. Evacuation of wounded
The field consisted of three runways - all of which were approximately 5000 feet (1,524 m) long. The ramp and taxi strips were concrete-ramp being 500 feet (152.4 m) by 3000 feet (914.4 m) long. By the time the program was completed, fifty C-47 airplanes and 25 CG-4A gliders were brought to Grenada field to be serviced and prepared for use.
Troop Carrier Command assigned the following groups to the airfield for the purpose of training replacement crews.
The headquarters unit on the airfield was the 443d Base Headquarters Squadron. In 1953 the airfield was turned over to the City of Grenada and became known as the Grenada Municipal Airport. The military has since made improvements to the field and jointly uses it with civil aviation.
of 208 feet (63 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt
paved runway
s: 13/31 is 7,000 by 150 feet (2,134 x 46 m) and 4/22 is 5,000 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m).
For the 12-month period ending February 17, 2009, the airport had 16,051 aircraft operations, an average of 43 per day: 71% general aviation
and 29% military
. At that time there were 15 aircraft based at this airport, one multi-engine
craft and the remainder single-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 three nautical miles (6 km) north 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 Grenada
Grenada, Mississippi
Grenada is a city in Grenada County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 14,879 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Grenada County.-History:...
, a city in Grenada County
Grenada County, Mississippi
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 23,263 people, 8,820 households, and 6,297 families residing in the county. The population density was 55 people per square mile . There were 9,973 housing units at an average density of 24 per square mile...
, Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The airport serves the 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...
community, with no scheduled commercial airline service.
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 GNF by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
History
Built during 1943, the airport was known as the Grenada Army Airfield during 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...
, the United States Army Air Force Army Air Forces Training Command
Army Air Forces Training Command
Army Air Forces Training Command was a command of the United States Army Air Forces. It was redesignated Air Training Command on 1 July 1946 as part of the reorganization of the Army Air Forces after World War II....
.
Grenada Army Airfield's primary mission was described as follows:
A. The deliver Army ground force combat teams at strategic points by:
a. Parachute troops and equipment
b. Delivering gliders with troops and equipment
B. The field's secondary mission was:
a. Reinforcement and re-supply of ground troops
b. Evacuation of wounded
The field consisted of three runways - all of which were approximately 5000 feet (1,524 m) long. The ramp and taxi strips were concrete-ramp being 500 feet (152.4 m) by 3000 feet (914.4 m) long. By the time the program was completed, fifty C-47 airplanes and 25 CG-4A gliders were brought to Grenada field to be serviced and prepared for use.
Troop Carrier Command assigned the following groups to the airfield for the purpose of training replacement crews.
- 63d Troop Carrier Group63d Troop Carrier GroupThe 63d Troop Carrier Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 63d Troop Carrier Wing, Eastern Transport Air Force , stationed at Hunter Air Force Base, Georgia. It was inactivated on 18 January 1963....
, 3 June 1943-10 January 1944 - 10th Troop Carrier Group10th Troop Carrier GroupThe 10th Troop Carrier Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Troop Carrier Command, based at Alliance Army Airfield, Nebraska. It was inactivated on 14 April 1944....
, 21 January-8 March 1944
The headquarters unit on the airfield was the 443d Base Headquarters Squadron. In 1953 the airfield was turned over to the City of Grenada and became known as the Grenada Municipal Airport. The military has since made improvements to the field and jointly uses it with civil aviation.
Facilities and aircraft
Grenada Municipal Airport covers an area of 656 acres (265.5 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 208 feet (63 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
paved 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...
s: 13/31 is 7,000 by 150 feet (2,134 x 46 m) and 4/22 is 5,000 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m).
For the 12-month period ending February 17, 2009, the airport had 16,051 aircraft operations, an average of 43 per day: 71% 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 29% military
Military aviation
Military aviation is the use of aircraft and other flying machines for the purposes of conducting or enabling warfare, including national airlift capacity to provide logistical supply to forces stationed in a theater or along a front. Air power includes the national means of conducting such...
. At that time there were 15 aircraft based at this airport, one multi-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...
craft and the remainder single-engine.