Mount Vernon Airport
Mount Vernon Outland Airport (IATA: MVN, ICAO: KMVN) is three miles (5 km) east of Mount Vernon, in Jefferson County, Illinois. It has no scheduled airline, but it was once served by Air Kentucky doing business as US Airways Express. From the 1960s through the mid 1980s the airport was also served by Ozark Airlines. This ended with Ozark Airlines being sold to Trans World Airlines (TWA) in 1986. The airport is named for longtime airport board member Earl Outland.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Mount Vernon Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Mount Vernon, Illinois | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 480 ft / 146.3 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°19′24″N 88°51′31″W | ||||||||||||||
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Facilities
Mount Vernon Airport covers 1,100 acres (445 ha) and has two runways:
- 5/23: 6,498 by 150 ft (1,981 by 46 m) Asphalt
- 15/33: 3,149 by 100 ft (960 by 30 m) Asphalt
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References
External links
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for MVN
- AirNav airport information for KMVN
- ASN accident history for MVN
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
- http://www.mtvernonairport.com
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