Manassas Regional Airport
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Manassas Regional Airport , also known as Harry P. Davis Field, is a city-owned public-use airport
located four nautical mile
s (7 km) southwest of the central business district
of Manassas
, in a section of Manassas that was carved out of Prince William County specifically for the purpose of containing the airport. It is mostly located within the city of Manassas, but a small section of the airport grounds are located in unincorporated Prince William County
.
s located along Virginia Route 234, in the area now known as Manaport Shopping Center. Due to airport activity and nearby housing development, the airport was moved to its current location in 1964. The new airport opened with a single 3700' x 100' paved runway
. In 1992, the city purchased a control tower
from an airport near Denver
and reassembled it at Manassas Regional Airport. A new terminal was built in 1996.
of 192 feet (59 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt
paved runway
s: 16L/34R measuring 5,700 x 100 feet (1,737 x 30 m) and 16R/34L measuring 3,702 x 100 feet (1,128 x 30 m).
For the 12-month period ending August 14, 2006, the airport had 139,625 aircraft operations, an average of 382 per day: 98% general aviation
, 1% air taxi
and 1% military
. At that time there were 401 aircraft based at this airport: 72% single-engine
, 18% multi-engine, 6% jet
and 4% helicopter
.
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 four nautical mile
Nautical mile
The nautical mile is a unit of length that is about one minute of arc of latitude along any meridian, but is approximately one minute of arc of longitude only at the equator...
s (7 km) southwest 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 Manassas
Manassas, Virginia
The City of Manassas is an independent city surrounded by Prince William County and the independent city of Manassas Park in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Its population was 37,821 as of 2010. Manassas also surrounds the county seat for Prince William County but that county...
, in a section of Manassas that was carved out of Prince William County specifically for the purpose of containing the airport. It is mostly located within the city of Manassas, but a small section of the airport grounds are located in unincorporated Prince William County
Prince William County, Virginia
-National protected areas:* Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge* Manassas National Battlefield Park* Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge* Prince William Forest Park-Government and politics:...
.
History
An airport for Manassas was proposed in 1930, when the mayor was Harry P. Davis. It was built in 1931 on 95 acreAcre
The acre is a unit of area in a number of different systems, including the imperial and U.S. customary systems. The most commonly used acres today are the international acre and, in the United States, the survey acre. The most common use of the acre is to measure tracts of land.The acre is related...
s located along Virginia Route 234, in the area now known as Manaport Shopping Center. Due to airport activity and nearby housing development, the airport was moved to its current location in 1964. The new airport opened with a single 3700' x 100' 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...
. In 1992, the city purchased a control tower
Control tower
A control tower, or more specifically an Air Traffic Control Tower , is the name of the airport building from which the air traffic control unit controls the movement of aircraft on and around the airport. Control towers are also used to control the traffic for other forms of transportation such...
from an airport near Denver
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
and reassembled it at Manassas Regional Airport. A new terminal was built in 1996.
Facilities and aircraft
Manassas Regional Airport covers an area of 888 acres (359.4 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 192 feet (59 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: 16L/34R measuring 5,700 x 100 feet (1,737 x 30 m) and 16R/34L measuring 3,702 x 100 feet (1,128 x 30 m).
For the 12-month period ending August 14, 2006, the airport had 139,625 aircraft operations, an average of 382 per day: 98% 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...
, 1% air taxi
Air taxi
An air taxi is an air charter passenger or cargo aircraft which operates on an on-demand basis.-Regulation:In the United States, air taxi and air charter operations are governed by Part 135 of the Federal Aviation Regulations , unlike the larger scheduled air carriers which are governed by more...
and 1% 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 401 aircraft based at this airport: 72% single-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...
, 18% multi-engine, 6% jet
Jet aircraft
A jet aircraft is an aircraft propelled by jet engines. Jet aircraft generally fly much faster than propeller-powered aircraft and at higher altitudes – as high as . At these altitudes, jet engines achieve maximum efficiency over long distances. The engines in propeller-powered aircraft...
and 4% helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
.
See also
- Broad Run/Airport (VRE station)Broad Run/Airport (VRE station)The Broad Run/Airport Virginia Railway Express station is located at 10637 Piper Lane in the Bristow section of unincorporated Prince William County, Virginia, United States, adjacent to Manassas Regional Airport. It is the last station on VRE's Manassas Line, and has parking for 885 cars. The...
- Colgan AirColgan AirColgan Air, Inc. is an American certificated regional airline subsidiary of Pinnacle Airlines Corp. The headquarters of Colgan Air are located in Memphis, Tennessee....
(headquarters formerly located on airport grounds)
External links
- Manassas Regional Airport at City of Manassas website
- Bussmann Aviation