Morristown Municipal Airport

Morristown Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Town of Morristown
Serves Morristown, New Jersey
Location Whippany, Morris County
Elevation AMSL 187 ft / 57 m
Coordinates 40°47′58″N 074°24′54″W / 40.79944°N 74.41500°W / 40.79944; -74.41500Coordinates: 40°47′58″N 074°24′54″W / 40.79944°N 74.41500°W / 40.79944; -74.41500
Website www.MMUair.com
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Location in Morris County / New Jersey / USA

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 5,998 1,828 Asphalt
13/31 3,997 1,218 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Aircraft operations 72,702
Based aircraft (2016) 194

Morristown Municipal Airport (IATA: MMU[2], ICAO: KMMU, FAA LID: MMU) is in Morris County, New Jersey[1] three miles east of downtown Morristown.[1] Operated by DM Airports, Ltd, it is in the Whippany section of Hanover Township.[3] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 called it a general aviation reliever airport.

Donald Trump regularly flies into the airport on a Air Force Boeing C-32 operating as Air Force One during his frequent weekend visits and 2017 summer vacation at his home at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, which is about 24 miles southwest of the airport.[4][5]

Facilities

Morristown Municipal Airport covers 625 acres (253 ha) at an elevation of 187 feet (57 m). It has two asphalt runways: 5/23 is 5,998 by 150 feet (1,828 x 46 m) and 13/31 is 3,997 by 150 feet (1,218 x 46 m).[1]

There are two fixed-base operators (FBOs): FTC and Signature Flight Support.[6]

In the year ending August 30, 2012 the airport had 72,702 aircraft operations, an average of 199 per day: 84% general aviation, 15% air taxi, 1% military and <1% airline. In November 2016, there were 194 aircraft based at this airport: 89 single-engine, 17 multi-engine, 81 jet and 7 helicopter.[1]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinationsRefs
Ultimate Air Shuttle Cincinnati–Lunken [7]

Top destinations (January 2015 – December 2015)[8]

Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 Cincinnati, OH (LUK) 5,670 Ultimate Air Shuttle
2 Cincinnati, OH (CVG) 3,460 Ultimate Air Shuttle

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 FAA Airport Master Record for MMU (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 10, 2016.
  2. "IATA Airport Code Search (MMU: Morristown Municipal)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  3. Morristown Municipal Airport
  4. http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/06/trump_lands_in_bedminster_for_july_4_weekend.html
  5. https://morristowngreen.com/2017/05/03/morristown-airport-police-preparing-for-president-trump-this-weekend/
  6. "Fixed Based Operators". Morristown Municipal Airport.
  7. "Ultimate Air Shuttle Timetable" (PDF). Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  8. "MMU Traffic Stats (June 2014 – May 2015)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. US Department of Transportation. Retrieved 30 August 2015.



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