Marlin Airport
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The Marlin Airport is a public
Public
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 municipal airport located and owned by the city of Marlin
Marlin, Texas
Marlin is a city in Falls County, Texas, United States. The population was 6,628 at the 2000 census, but decreased to 5,967 by 2010. It is also the county seat of Falls County, and has been so since 1851...

, Texas
Texas
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. The facility includes one runway that extends to over 3,000 feet long that is asphalt
Asphalt
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. The airport opened in 1960 and is about three miles northeast of Marlin, right next to Lake Marlin.
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