Hummel Field is a public use airport

Airport

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 located six nautical miles (11 km) east of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Saluda

Saluda, Virginia

Saluda is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Middlesex County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 769....

, in Middlesex County

Middlesex County, Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 9,932 people, 4,253 households, and 2,913 families residing in the county. The population density was 76 people per square mile . There were 6,362 housing units at an average density of 49 per square mile...

, Virginia

Virginia

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, United States

United States

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. It is owned by the County Board of Supervisors.

Facilities and aircraft

Hummel Field covers an area of 80 acres (32.4 ha) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 30 feet (9 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway

Runway

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 designated 1/19 with an asphalt

Asphalt

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 surface measuring 2,270 by 45 feet (692 x 14 m).

For the 12-month period ending October 30, 2008, the airport had 12,476 aircraft operations, an average of 34 per day: 98% general aviation

General aviation

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 and 2% military

Military aviation

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At that time there were 36 aircraft based at this airport: 97% single-engine

Aircraft engine

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 and 3% helicopter

Helicopter

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External links

• Hummel Field page at Middlesex County website
• Aerial image as of 17 March 1994 from USGS The National Map