New York Mills Municipal Airport is a city owned, public-use airport

Airport

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 located two nautical mile

Nautical mile

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s (2.3 mi

Mile

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, 3.7 km

Kilometre

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) southeast of the central business district

Central business district

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 of New York Mills

New York Mills, Minnesota

New York Mills is a city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,199 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Transportation:U.S...

, a city in Otter Tail County

Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Otter Tail County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, the population was 57,303. Its county seat is Fergus Falls.-History:...

, Minnesota

Minnesota

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, United States

United States

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.

Facilities and aircraft

New York Mills Municipal Airport covers an area of 62 acres (25.1 ha) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 1,401 feet (427 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway

Runway

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 designated 12/30 with a turf

Grass

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 surface measuring 2,500 by 196 feet (762 x 60 m). For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2006, the airport had 500 general aviation

General aviation

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 aircraft operations, an average of 41 per month.

External links

• Aerial photo as of 20 April 1991 from USGS The National Map