Minute Man Airfield
Encyclopedia
Minute Man Air Field is a public-use airport
located at 302 Boxboro Road, Stow
, Massachusetts
, United States
. The airport is privately owned by Minute Man Airfield, Inc.
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For 12-month period ending 08/01/2009 the airport had 48,095 aircraft operations, an average of 132 per day: 99% general aviation
, <1% air taxi
and <1% military. There are 67 aircraft based at this airport: 60 single engine, 1 multi engine, 3 helicopter
s and 3 ultralight.
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 at 302 Boxboro Road, Stow
Stow, Massachusetts
Stow is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,590 at the 2010 census.- History :Stow was first settled c. 1660 by Matthew Boon and John Kettell...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The airport is privately owned by Minute Man Airfield, Inc.
Facilities and aircraft
Minute Man Air Field covers an area of 225 acres (91.1 ha) which contains two runwayRunway
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 3/21: 2,770 x 48 ft (844 x 15 m), Surface: Asphalt
- Runway 12/30: 1,600 x 70 ft (488 x 21 m), Surface: Turf/Gravel
For 12-month period ending 08/01/2009 the airport had 48,095 aircraft operations, an average of 132 per day: 99% 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. There are 67 aircraft based at this airport: 60 single engine, 1 multi engine, 3 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...
s and 3 ultralight.