Hall-Miller Municipal Airport

Hall-Miller Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Atlanta
Serves Atlanta, Texas
Location 202 Airport Dr, Atlanta, TX 75551[1]
Elevation AMSL 280.3 ft / 85.4 m
Coordinates 33°06′09″N 094°11′42″W / 33.10250°N 94.19500°W / 33.10250; -94.19500Coordinates: 33°06′09″N 094°11′42″W / 33.10250°N 94.19500°W / 33.10250; -94.19500
Map
ATA
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05/23 3,800 1,158 Asphalt
15/33 2,264 690 Turf
Statistics (2016)
Aircraft operations 20,000
Based aircraft 39
Sources: Federal Aviation Administration[2] unless noted otherwise

Hill-Miller Municipal Airport (ICAO: KATA, FAA LID: ATA) is a city-owned public airport in Atlanta, Cass County, Texas, United States, located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of the central business district.[2][3] Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but Hall-Miller Municipal Airport is assigned ATA by the FAA and has no IATA designation.[4] IATA assigned ATA to Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport in Anta, Ancash Region, Peru.[5]

The airport is used solely for general aviation purposes.

Facilities

Hall-Miller Municipal Airport covers 162 acres (66 ha) at an elevation of 280.3 feet (85.4 m) above mean sea level (AMSL), and has two runways:

  • Runway 05/23: 3,800 x 60 ft. (1,158 x 18 m), Surface: Asphalt
  • Runway 15/33: 2,264 x 75 ft. (690 x 23 m), Surface: Turf[2]

The Texas Department of Transportation lists the length of Runway 15/33 as 2,463 ft (751 m).[3]

For the 12-month period ending 9 June 2016, the airport had 20,000 aircraft operations, an average of 55 per day: 100% general aviation. At that time there were 39 aircraft based at this airport: 95% single-engine, 3% multi-engine, and 3% ultralights, with no helicopters, jets, or gliders.[2]

Accidents and incidents

  • 19 January 1997: A Mahan Starduster II,[N 1] registration number N45227, was on approach to Hall-Miller Municipal Airport when it lost engine power and the pilot performed a forced landing on a highway; the airplane collided with tree and came to rest in a pasture. The aircraft suffered substantial damage, the single passenger suffered serious injuries, and the pilot suffered minor injuries. The pilot reported that he believed that the throttle fell back to the idle position due to a loose clamp; an FAA inspector "concluded that the power loss was due to failure of the engine throttle control cable." The accident was attributed to "improper maintenance by unknown person(s), which resulted in the failure of the throttle cable and a substantial loss of engine power. A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing."[6]

References

Notes
  1. ↑ Homebuilt aircraft with the builder's last name listed as the manufacturer; possibly a Stolp Starduster Too.
Citations
  1. ↑ Google (1 June 2018). "Atlanta Municipal Airport" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for ATA (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration, Effective 26 April 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Texas Airport Directory - Atlanta, Hall-Miller Municipal (ATA)" (PDF). Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "KATA Atlanta [Hall-Miller Muni], TX, US - Airport". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "ATA - Anta [Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport], ANC, PE - Airport". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "NTSB Aviation Accident Final Report FTW97LA086". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  • "Atlanta, Hall-Miller Municipal (ATA)" (PDF). at Texas DOT Airport Directory
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