George M. Bryan Airport (former Starkville AF Aux. Field) | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | City of Starkville | ||||||||||
Serves | Starkville, Mississippi | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 333 ft / 101 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°25′59″N 088°50′55″W / 33.43306°N 88.84861°W | ||||||||||
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George M. Bryan Airport[1][2] (ICAO: KSTF, FAA LID: STF) is a public use airport in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States.[1] It is owned by the City of Starkville and located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of its central business district.[1] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]
Also known as Starkville / Oktibbeha County Airport or George M. Bryan Field,[4] the airport was named in honor of World War II veteran and Starkville native George Martin Bryan.[5]
Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned STF by the FAA[1] but has no designation from the IATA[6] (which assigned STF to Stephens Island in Queensland, Australia).[7]
Opened in 1934 as Starkville Municipal Airport. During World War II the airport was taken over abruptly by the government to be used as a glider training base (Starkville AF Auxiliary Field). Plans for the AAF Basic Training Detachment were for 150 students using the Aeronca TG-5 gliders. The gliders were towed by Vultee BT-13 Valiant "Vultee Vibrators". Students lived in the dormitories at Mississippi State College, where they also used its classrooms and dining facilities. [8]
George M. Bryan Airport covers an area of 635 acres (257 ha) at an elevation of 333 feet (101 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt and concrete surface measuring 5,550 by 150 feet (1,692 x 46 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending February 17, 2023, the airport had 31,237 aircraft operations, an average of 86 per day: 98% general aviation and 2% military. At that time there were 52 aircraft based at this airport: 41 single-engine, 7 glider, 2 jet, and 2 multi-engine.[1]