- Cleveland Municipal Airport (Mississippi)
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Cleveland Municipal Airport 
USGS aerial photo - 13 February 1996 IATA: none – ICAO: KRNV – FAA LID: RNV Summary Airport type Public Owner City of Cleveland Serves Cleveland, Mississippi Location Cleveland, Mississippi Elevation AMSL 139 ft / 42 m Coordinates 33°45′40″N 090°45′28″W / 33.76111°N 90.75778°W Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 17/35 4,002 1,220 Asphalt Statistics (2007) Aircraft operations 57,850 Based aircraft 51 Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] Cleveland Municipal Airport (ICAO: KRNV, FAA LID: RNV) is a city-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) northwest of the central business district of Cleveland, a city in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States.[1] The airport serves the general aviation community, with no scheduled commercial airline service.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned RNV by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[2]
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History
The airport was built by the United States Army Air Force and opened in April 1942 as a contract basic flying training airfield. Known as Cleveland Army Airfield, It was operated by the 3224th Air Base Unit, Contract Elementary Flying School (AAFFTC), Cleveland School of Aviation. Students were trained on Fairchild PT-23 and Boeing-Stearman PT-17 trainers.
It operated until 14 October 1944 when the last class graduated. The equipment and aircraft at the base were declared excess and sold in November. The airfield was then turned over to civil authorities as an airport.
Facilities and aircraft
Cleveland Municipal Airport covers an area of 133 acres (54 ha) at an elevation of 139 feet (42 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 17/35 which measures 4,002 by 75 feet (1,220 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending November 28, 2007, the airport had 57,850 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 158 per day. At that time there were 51 aircraft based at this airport: 88% single-engine, 10% multi-engine and 2% helicopter.[1]
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.- Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004.
- Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas ASIN: B000NYX3PC
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Master Record for RNV (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-09-25.
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: KRNV - Cleveland, Mississippi
External links
- FAA Terminal Procedures for RNV, effective 20 October 2011
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for RNV
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for RNV
Army Air Forces Training CommandFlying Training Flying Schools Eastern Flying Training Command · Central Flying Training Command · Western Flying Training CommandSpecialized Schools Bombardier · Contract Flying · Glider Training · Gunnery · Navigator
Technical Training Eastern Technical Training Command · Central Technical Training Command · Western Technical Training CommandCategories:- 1942 establishments
- USAAF Contract Flying School Airfields
- Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Mississippi
- Airports in Mississippi
- Buildings and structures in Bolivar County, Mississippi
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