Yuma Municipal Airport is a public airport

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 one mile (2 km) southeast 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 Yuma

Yuma, Colorado

The City of Yuma is a Home Rule Municipality that is the most populous city in Yuma County, Colorado, United States. The population was 3,285 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

, a city in Yuma County

Yuma County, Colorado

Yuma County is the 14th most extensive of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 9,841 at U.S. Census 2000...

, Colorado

Colorado

Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...

, United States

United States

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. It is owned by the City of Yuma.

Facilities and aircraft

Yuma Municipal Airport covers an area of 236 acres (95.5 ha) which contains two 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...

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• Runway 12/30: 2,900 x 40 ft (884 x 12 m), Surface: Asphalt/Gravel
• Runway 16/34: 4,200 x 75 ft (1,280 x 23 m), Surface: Concrete

For the 12-month period ending August 8, 2006, the airport had 4,320 aircraft operations, 100% of which were 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...

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External links

• Yuma Municipal Airport at Colorado DOT website