Stinson Municipal Airport
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Stinson Municipal Airport Stinson Field |
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IATA: SSF – ICAO: KSSF | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | Public / Municipal | ||
Owner | City of San Antonio | ||
Operator | City of San Antonio Aviation Department | ||
Serves | San Antonio | ||
Location | San Antonio, Texas United States | ||
Elevation AMSL | 577 ft / 175.9 m | ||
Coordinates | |||
Website | |||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
ft | m | ||
14/32 | 4,129 | Asphalt | |
9/27 | 4,835 | Asphalt | |
Helipads | |||
Number | Length | Surface | |
ft | m | ||
H1 | Asphalt |
Stinson Municipal Airport (IATA: SSF, ICAO: KSSF), originally called Stinson Field, is a reliever airport located six miles south of downtown San Antonio’s central business district. The airport has two runways and its elevation is 577 feet (176 m) above sea level.
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[edit] History
Established in 1938, Stinson Municipal Airport is the second oldest general aviation airport in continuous operation in the United States.[1]
During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces as a training base. At the end of the war the airfield was returned over to the local government for civil use.
The Airport is also home to the Texas Air Museum.
[edit] See Also
[edit] External link
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.sanantonio.gov/aviation/stinsonairport.asp Airport website. Accessed September 26, 2007.
- Thole, Lou (1999), Forgotten Fields of America : World War II Bases and Training, Then and Now - Vol. 2. Publisher: Pictorial Histories Pub, ISBN 1575100517
[edit] External Links
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KSSF
- ASN accident history for SSF
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KSSF
- FAA current SSF delay information