Hannibal Regional Airport , formerly Hannibal Municipal Airport, is a public use

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in Marion County,

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. It is located four nautical miles (7 km) northwest of the

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Hannibal, Missouri Hannibal is a city along the Mississippi River in Marion County, Missouri, Marion and Ralls County, Missouri, Ralls counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. According to the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 17,108, ...

, and is owned by the City of Hannibal. The airport is used for

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with no commercial

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. Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter

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for the FAA and

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, this airport is assigned HAE by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.

History

In 2003, the airfield was dedicated to William P. Lear, the inventor of the

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Facilities and aircraft

Hannibal Regional Airport covers an area of at an

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of 769 feet (234 m) above

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. It has one

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designated 17/35 with a

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surface measuring 4,400 by 100 feet (1,341 x 30 m) with a concrete surface. Runway 17/35 has

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(REIL) and

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(PAPI) lights on each runway end. The airport originally had an asphalt

that was x with no parallel

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. In 2002 the airport was completely shut down for almost 6 months while the old runway and apron were completely removed and a new concrete runway (4,400 x 100 ft.) was constructed. In addition to the new runway, a concrete full-length parallel taxiway was constructed, the apron was re-constructed with concrete, and a new hangar area was constructed. Beginning in 2008, the airport's

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(FBO) is Mike Barron of Barron Aviation Private Flight Services. Prior to that, Rodney Hilton managed the airport. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2021, the airport had 9,661 aircraft operations, an average of 26 per day: 96%

, 3%

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, and <1% military. At that time there were 15 aircraft based at this airport: 12 single-

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, 1 multi-engine, 1 jet, and 1

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Plans

The plans include extending the runway to 5,000 ft to allow small jets to use the airport.. March 2006. In addition, a new terminal building is planned for the airport.

References

External links

Hannibal Regional Airport
official site
Aerial photo as of 13 April 1995
from

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History

Facilities and aircraft

Plans

See also

References

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