Muscatine Municipal Airport

Muscatine Municipal Airport (IATA: MUT, ICAO: KMUT, FAA LID: MUT) is a city-owned public-use airport located five miles (8 km) southwest of the central business district of Muscatine, a city in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States.[1]

Muscatine Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Muscatine
ServesMuscatine, Iowa
Elevation AMSL547 ft / 167 m
Coordinates41°22′04″N 091°08′54″W
Map
MUT
Location of airport in Iowa/United States
MUT
MUT (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 5,500 1,676 Concrete
12/30 4,000 1,219 Concrete
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations14,106
Based aircraft36

Facilities and aircraft

Muscatine Municipal Airport covers an area of 604 acres (244 ha) which contains two concrete paved runways: 6/24 measuring 5,500 x 100 ft (1,676 x 30 m) and 12/30 measuring 4,000 x 75 ft (1,219 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending May 24, 2007, the airport had 14,106 aircraft operations, an average of 38 per day: 94% general aviation and 6% air taxi. At that time there were 36 aircraft based at this airport: 75% single-engine, 8% multi-engine, 11% jet and 6% glider.[1]

Accidents and Incidents

January 16, 1997 an Learjet 24 operated by Air Cargo Express crashed after landing at Muscatine. Snow on the side of the runway caused the plane to be dragged to the left. The plane departed to the left and came to rest 300 yards before coming to a stop. Probable cause was the pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for MUT (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-04-10
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