Newton Municipal Airport (Iowa)

Newton Municipal Airport (IATA: TNU, ICAO: KTNU, FAA LID: TNU) is a city-owned public-use airport located two miles (3 km) southeast of the central business district of Newton, a city in Jasper County, Iowa, United States.[1] The airport is adjacent to Iowa Speedway.

Newton Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Newton
ServesNewton, Iowa
Elevation AMSL953 ft / 290 m
Coordinates41°40′28″N 093°01′18″W
Map
TNU
Location of airport in Iowa/United States
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TNU (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 5,599 1,707 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations9,000
Based aircraft21

Facilities and aircraft

Newton Municipal Airport covers an area of 304 acres (123 ha) which contains one runway designated 14/32 with a 5,599 x 100 ft (1,707 x 30 m) asphalt surface. For the 12-month period ending September 12, 2007, the airport had 9,000 aircraft operations, an average of 24 per day: 93% general aviation and 7% air taxi. At that time there were 21 aircraft based at this airport: 90% single-engine and 10% multi-engine.[1]

Fly Iowa 2011

On September 17, 2011, Newton will be the host of the annual Fly Iowa Airshow. Fly Iowa travels to a different town in Iowa and hosts an airshow for the public.

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


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