Hamilton Municipal Airport (Texas)

Hamilton Municipal Airport
IATA: none ICAO: KMNZ FAA LID: MNZ
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Hamilton
Serves	Hamilton, Texas
Location	Hamilton County, near Hamilton, Texas
Elevation AMSL	1,305 ft / 398 m
Coordinates	31°39′57″N 98°08′55″W / 31.66583°N 98.14861°W / 31.66583; -98.14861
Website	HamiltonTexas.com/...
Map
MNZ
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 18/36 5,012 1,528 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Aircraft operations (year ending 12/1/2017) 4,663 Based aircraft 26
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Hamilton Municipal Airport (ICAO: KMNZ, FAA LID: MNZ) is a city-owned public-use airport located two miles (3 km) south of the central business district of Hamilton, a city in Hamilton County, Texas, United States.^[1]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Hamilton Municipal Airport is assigned MNZ by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.^[2]

Hamilton Municipal Airport covers an area of 250 acres (100 ha) which contains one runway designated 18/36 with a 5,012 x 75 ft (1,524 x 23 m) asphalt pavement. For the 12-month period ending December 1, 2017, the airport had 4,663 aircraft operations, an average of 89 per week: 62% general aviation, 4% air taxi and 33% military. At that time there were 26 aircraft based at this airport: 14 single-engine, 1 helicopter, and 11 glider.^[1]

Provided contract glider training to the United States Army Air Forces, 23rd Glider Training Detachment, 31st Flying Training Wing, 1942–1944, commanded by Captain Angus Reid. Training provided by Hunter Flying Service. Used primarily C-47 Skytrains and Waco CG-4 unpowered Gliders. The mission of the school was to train glider pilot students in proficiency in operation of gliders in various types of towed and soaring flight, both day and night, and in servicing of gliders in the field.

• Texas World War II Army Airfields
• 31st Flying Training Wing (World War II)
• List of airports in Texas

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

• Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas OCLC 71006954, 29991467
• Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites, History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC. OCLC 57007862, 1050653629

• Hamilton Municipal Airport at City of Hamilton website
• FAA Terminal Procedures for MNZ, effective October 31, 2024
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for MNZ
  • AirNav airport information for MNZ
  • ASN accident history for -
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for MNZ