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Davenport Municipal Airport is a general aviation airport located about north of downtown Davenport, a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The airport, which dates back from 1948, has also been home to the Quad City Air Show since 1987. The air show occurs the last weekend of June every year. The fixed base operation is run by Carver Aero Inc. The airport has two runways (3-21 and 15-33) and a hangar. Most of the air traffic in and out of Davenport Municipal is regional, consisting mainly of single-prop and twin-prop aircraft. However, some smaller private jets also utilize the airport for longer trips to other destinations around the United States. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration operates the Quad Cities National Weather Service office from Davenport Municipal Airport. Also the U.S. Army Iowa National Guard 1/109th Aviation Battalion Maintains an Armory with three-four CH-47F Chinook and two Eurocopter UH-72 Lakota Helicopters. == Facilities and aircraft == Davenport Municipal Airport covers an area of which contains two concrete paved runways: 15/33 measuring 5,500 x 100 ft (1,677 x 30 m) and 3/21 measuring 4,000 x 100 ft (1,220 x 30 m).〔 For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2010, the airport had 28,251 aircraft operations, an average of 77 per day: 94% general aviation, 4% air taxi and 2% military. There are 114 aircraft based at this airport: 87% single-engine, 11% multi-engine, 3% jet, 1% helicopter and 11% military.〔 In January 2011 a new terminal with an attached hangar was opened. It was constructed by Carver Aero for $3 million. In addition to Carver's operations the facility includes a pilots’ lounge, a flight plan room, business center and conference rooms. The airport's old 1950s era terminal was torn down as part of the construction project. The airport recently received a $63,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The upcoming project include extension runway 15/33 and the main northwest-southeast runway from 5,500 feet to 6,900 feet with new taxiways.〔http://qctimes.com/business/airport-gets-grant-for-runway-study/article_67628ea6-dd18-11e1-b7a5-001a4bcf887a.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Davenport Municipal Airport (Iowa)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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