Houston County Airport is a public
airport
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located in
McKinnon
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* Allan McKinnon (1917–1990), Canadian politician, MP – Victoria 1972-1988
* Alexander "Alex" McKinnon (1895� ...
, in
Houston County,
Tennessee
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,
United States
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. It is owned by Houston County.
Facilities and aircraft
Houston County Airport covers an area of which contains one
asphalt
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* Bitumen, also known as "liquid asphalt cement" or simply "asphalt", a viscous form of petroleum mainly used as a binder in asphalt concrete
* Asphalt concrete, a mixture of bitumen with coarse and fine aggregates, u ...
paved
runway
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, 8/26, measuring 4,000 x 75 ft (914 x 23 m).
For the 12-month period ending August 3, 2023, the airport had 1,730 aircraft operations, average 38 per week: 86%
general aviation
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and 14% military.
See also
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List of airports in Tennessee
This is a list of airports in Tennessee (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location. It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports th ...
References
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Airports in Tennessee
Buildings and structures in Houston County, Tennessee
Transportation in Houston County, Tennessee
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