🇺🇸 Millville Municipal Airport

Millville Executive Airport (MIV), formerly known as Millville Municipal Airport, is a publicly-owned airport located three miles southwest of Millville, New Jersey. It is owned by the Delaware River & Bay Authority (DRBA) and the City of Millville.

Type of facility and operations: The airport is open to the public and operates 24 hours a day,. It does not have a control tower,. Services include fuel (100LL and Jet-A), tiedowns for parking, and minor powerplant service,. Big Sky Aviation is the Fixed-Base Operator (FBO). The airport has two runways:

• Runway 10/28: 6,003 x 150 feet, asphalt/grooved.
• Runway 14/32: 5,058 x 150 feet, concrete.

Notable features or history: The airport was built in 1941 as a U.S. Army Air Corps base and was dedicated on August 2, 1941, as "America's First Defense Airport",. During World War II, it served as a gunnery school for fighter pilots, with approximately 1,500 pilots receiving advanced training in the P-47 Thunderbolt heavy fighter bomber,. After the war, ownership transferred to the City of Millville, and in 1999, the City entered a lease agreement with the DRBA to manage and develop the airport,. The original base headquarters and Link Trainer buildings now house the Millville Army Air Field Museum.

Current status: The DRBA has initiated modernization efforts, rebranding it as Millville Executive Airport and investing in new hangars and infrastructure, including over $32 million in federal funds for airfield improvements,. The airport focuses on business aviation and economic development. It is home to various businesses, including Dallas Airmotive, Cooper 1 Ambulance, Atlantic Air Ambulance, and PHI Helicopters.

*Sources researched: airnav.com, millvilleairport.com, skyvector.com, en.wikipedia.org*