Hagerstown Airport is a public airport

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 one mile (1.6 km) south of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Hagerstown

Hagerstown, Indiana

Hagerstown is a town in Jefferson Township, Wayne County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,787.-Geography:Hagerstown is located at ....

, a town in Wayne County

Wayne County, Indiana

Wayne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 68,917. The county seat is Richmond.-History:...

, Indiana

Indiana

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, United States

United States

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. This airport is publicly owned by the Town of Hagerstown.

Facilities

Hagerstown Airport covers an area of 80 acres (32.4 ha) which contains 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...

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• Runway 2/20: 4,000 x 200 ft (1,219 x 61 m), Surface: Turf
  Grass
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Events

On August 26, 2007 a small single engine plane skipped at the end of the runway, skidded on the wet grass and hit a fence before flipping on its back. The pilot and two sixteen year old boys on board suffered minor cuts and bruises. ²

External links

• Airplane Museums in Indiana