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Cannon Field

Coordinates: 29°12′58″N 098°32′58″W / 29.21611°N 98.54944°W / 29.21611; -98.54944
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Cannon Field
Summary
Airport typePublic use
Owner/OperatorAlamo Liaison Group (dba Alamo Liaison Squadron)
ServesSomerset, Texas
Elevation AMSL610 ft / 186 m
Coordinates29°12′58″N 098°32′58″W / 29.21611°N 98.54944°W / 29.21611; -98.54944
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53T is located in Texas
53T
53T
Location of airport in Texas
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 2,880 878 Turf
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations600
Based aircraft13

Cannon Field (FAA LID: 53T, formerly 53TX) is a privately owned, public use airport located six nautical miles (7 mi, 11 km) east of the central business district of Somerset, a city in Bexar County, Texas, United States.[1] It is a small airport on the south side of San Antonio, located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Loop 1604 and Applewhite Road.

History

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Cannon Field is the home of the Alamo Liaison Squadron. The squadron primarily restores, maintains, and flies World War II liaison aircraft from their home base on the field. The squadron hosts an annual picnic and welcomes visitors.

Facilities and aircraft

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Cannon Field covers an area of 33 acres (13 ha) at an elevation of 610 feet (186 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 16/34 with a turf surface measuring 2,880 by 100 feet (878 x 30 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending March 26, 2011, the airport had 600 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 50 per month. At that time there were 13 aircraft based at this airport, all single-engine.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for 53T PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.
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