- Mitchell Municipal Airport
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Mitchell Municipal Airport 1997 USGS Photo IATA: MHE – ICAO: KMHE Summary Airport type Public Owner City of Mitchell Location Mitchell, South Dakota Elevation AMSL 1,304 ft / 397 m Coordinates 43°46′33″N 098°02′17″W / 43.77583°N 98.03806°WCoordinates: 43°46′33″N 098°02′17″W / 43.77583°N 98.03806°W Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 12/30 6,700 2,042 Asphalt 17/35 5,512 1,680 Asphalt - For the United States Air Force base located in New York, see Mitchel Air Force Base
Mitchell Municipal Airport (IATA: MHE, ICAO: KMHE, FAA LID: MHE) is a public airport located within city limits approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) north of central Mitchell, South Dakota.
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History
Opened in November 1937, during World War II, the facility was rebuilt in 1943 by the United States Army Air Force as a Second Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator heavy bomber training airfield field known as Mitchell Army Airfield.
On 1 October 1944, when training ended at the facility, it was transferred to Air Technical Service Command where it was assigned to Ogden Air Service Command as an axillary airfield.
Returned over to civil use after the war, it is now a public airport providing general aviation service.
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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.
External links
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KMHE
- ASN accident history for MHE
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KMHE
- FAA current MHE delay information
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- USAAF Second Air Force Heavy Bombardment Training Stations
- Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in South Dakota
- Airports in South Dakota
- Mitchell, South Dakota
- Buildings and structures in Davison County, South Dakota
- Transportation in Davison County, South Dakota
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