Davenport Municipal Airport (Iowa)

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Coordinates: 41°36′37″N 090°35′18″W / 41.61028, -90.58833

Davenport Municipal Airport
IATA: DVN – ICAO: KDVN – FAA: DVN
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		City of Davenport
Serves		Davenport, Iowa
Elevation AMSL		753 ft / 230 m
Website		CityOfDavenportIowa.com/...
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
15/33	5,500	1,677	Concrete
3/21	4,000	1,220	Concrete
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations			28,251
Based aircraft			108
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

Davenport Municipal Airport (IATA: DVN, ICAO: KDVN, FAA LID: DVN) is a general aviation airport located about 7 miles north of downtown Davenport, a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The airport, which dates back from 1948, has also been home to the Quad City Air Show since 1987.

The fixed base operation is run by Carver Aero Inc. The airport has two runways (3-21 and 15-33) and a 12,000 square foot hangar. Most of the air traffic in and out of Davenport Municipal is regional, comprised mainly of single-prop and twin-prop aircraft. However, some smaller private jets also utilize the airport for longer trips to other destinations around the United States. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration operates the Quad Cities National Weather Service office from Davenport Municipal Airport. Also the U.S. Army Iowa National Guard 1/109th Aviation Battalion Maintains an Armory with 3-4 CH-47 Chinook Helicopters.

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Davenport Municipal Airport covers an area of 764 acres (309 ha) which contains two concrete paved runways: 15/33 measuring 5,500 x 100 ft. (1,677 x 30 m) and 3/21 measuring 4,000 x 100 ft. (1,220 x 30 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending May 23, 2007, the airport had 28,251 aircraft operations, an average of 77 per day: 94% general aviation, 4% air taxi and 2% military. There are 108 aircraft based at this airport: 72% single-engine, 14% multi-engine, 2% jet, 1% helicopter and 11% military.^[1]