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''For the Aberdeen, Mississippi airport see:Stinson Field Municipal Airport Stinson Municipal Airport is a city owned, public use airport located six nautical miles (7 mi, 11 km) south of Downtown San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas, United States.〔 It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a ''reliever airport''.〔 〕 ==History== Established in 1915 when the Stinson family initially leased the land from the City of San Antonio, Stinson Municipal Airport is the second oldest general aviation airport in continuous operation in the United States.〔http://www.sanantonio.gov/aviation/stinsonairport.asp Airport website. Accessed September 26, 2007.〕 The Works Progress Administration built the terminal building between 1935 and 1936. The building was remodeled and expanded in 2006-2008 but still retains much of its original integrity. During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces as a training base. At the end of the war the airfield was returned over to the City of San Antonio for civil use. Now serving as the reliever for San Antonio International, the airport currently has an FBO, two flight schools, police and state aviation units, a part 135 operator, two aerial photography outfits, helicopter tour company and helicopter flight school, and numerous general aviation aircraft. It is also home to the Texas Air Museum. The historic terminal was completely renovated in the 2006-2008 time period and runway 9-27 re-opened on March 11, 2010 after being re-surfaced and extended to 5002 feet, allowing the airfield to receive more private and business jet traffic.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Stinson airport runway getting redo )〕 In August 2010, The Texas Wing of the Civil Air Patrol announced it will be locating its statewide headquarters to Stinson Municipal Airport. 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「Stinson Municipal Airport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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