50% military
19% transient general aviation
15% air taxi
9% commercial
7% local general aviation
Ocean Springs Airport (5R2) is approximately 15 miles east of Keesler AFB in
Ocean Springs, Mississippi in Jackson County. The airport has one runway,
Runway 18 / 36. Runway 18 / 36 is 3,600 feet in length and 50 feet in width.
In 2015, Ocean Springs Airport averaged 83 flights per month. The
distribution of flight activity is as follows:
The airport was established in 1942 to train flights crews for World War II
(WWII) and was converted to the City of Gulfport in 1949. The Air National
Guard Training Center was established at GPT in 1954 as the Air National
Guard Field Training Site and was renamed to the Combat Readiness Training
Center (CRTC) in 1990. The CRTC conducts regular deployments and has
almost 200 full‐time military and civilian employees at GPT. The CRTC has two
tenant Mississippi Air National Guard units on base – the 225th Air Control
Squadron (ACS) and the 209th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES).
Source: http://airnav.com/
Diamondhead Airport (66Y) is approximately 35 miles west of Keesler AFB in
Diamondhead, Mississippi in Hancock County. The airport has one runway,
Runway 18 / 36. Runway 18 / 36 is 3,800 feet in length and 75 feet in width.
In 2015, Diamondhead Airport averaged 62 flights per month. The
distribution of flight activity is as follows:
Sources: http://www.flygpt.com/; http://airnav.com/; http://www.globalsecurity.org/
Stennis International Airport (KHSA) is located approximately 40 miles west of
Keesler AFB in Kiln, Mississippi in Hancock County. The airport has one
runway, Runway 18 / 36. Runway 18 / 36 is 8,497 feet in length and 150 feet
in width. In 2015, HSA averaged 174 flights per day. Today the airport is used
for general aviation and some military use. The distribution of flight activity is
as follows:
88% local general aviation
12% transient general aviation
80% local general aviation
20% transient general aviation
Source: http://airnav.com/
65% transient general aviation
25% local general aviation
10% military
Previously named Hancock County Airport, the airport was used as a training
airfield, supporting the Gulfport Army Airfield during WWII.
Source: http://airnav.com/
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