Mid-State Regional Airport , also known as Mid-State Airport, is a small airport

Airport

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 in Rush Township

Rush Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania

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, Centre County

Centre County, Pennsylvania

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 in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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 in the United States

United States

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. It is located between Black Moshannon State Park

Black Moshannon State Park

Black Moshannon State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in Rush Township in Centre County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It surrounds Black Moshannon Lake, formed by a dam on Black Moshannon Creek, which has given its name to the lake and park...

 to the east and Moshannon State Forest

Moshannon State Forest

Moshannon State Forest is a Pennsylvania State Forest in Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry District #9. The main offices are located in the unincorporated village of Penfield in Huston Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania in the United States....

 in all other directions.

The airport is 8 NM east of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Philipsburg

Philipsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania

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. It is also 5 miles (8 km) from U.S. Route 322

U.S. Route 322

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 and 10 miles (16.1 km) from Interstate 80

Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania

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.
"Black Moshannon Airport" was built on land taken from Black Moshannon State Park

Black Moshannon State Park

Black Moshannon State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in Rush Township in Centre County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It surrounds Black Moshannon Lake, formed by a dam on Black Moshannon Creek, which has given its name to the lake and park...

 and Moshannon State Forest

Moshannon State Forest

Moshannon State Forest is a Pennsylvania State Forest in Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry District #9. The main offices are located in the unincorporated village of Penfield in Huston Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania in the United States....

 just prior to the Second World War, and was operational by 1942, hosting a Civil Air Patrol

Civil Air Patrol

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 training exercise for nearly 300 planes on May 30, 1942.