McMinn Airport is a privately-owned public-use airport

Airport

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 located one nautical mile (1.85 km) southwest of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Weaver

Weaver, Alabama

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, a city in Calhoun County

Calhoun County, Alabama

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, Alabama

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, United States

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Facilities and aircraft

McMinn Airport covers an area of 20 acres (8.1 ha) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 680 feet (207 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway

Runway

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 designated 8/26 with an asphalt

Asphalt

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 surface measuring 2,650 by 30 feet (808 x 9 m).

For the 12-month period ending May 12, 1998, the airport had 6,420 aircraft operations, an average of 17 per day, all general aviation

General aviation

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. At that time there were 24 aircraft based at this airport: 100% single-engine

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External links

• Aerial image as of 7 March 1997 from USGS The National Map
• Airfield photos for 25A from Civil Air Patrol
  Civil Air Patrol
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