Morris Municipal Airport

Morris Municipal Airport
Charlie Schmidt Field
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Morris
LocationMorris, Minnesota
OpenedMarch 1942[1]
Elevation AMSL1,135.9 ft / 346 m
Coordinates45°33′57″N 095°58′01″W / 45.56583°N 95.96694°W / 45.56583; -95.96694
Websiteci.morris.mn.us/airport
Map
MOX is located in Minnesota
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Location of airport in Minnesota / United States
MOX is located in the United States
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Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 4,002 1,220 Asphalt
4/22 2,637 804 Grass
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2017)5,906
Based aircraft (2017)19
Source: FAA[2]

Morris Municipal Airport (IATA: MOX, ICAO: KMOX, FAA LID: MOX), also known as Charlie Schmidt Field, is a public use airport three miles (5 km) southwest of Morris in Stevens County, Minnesota. It is owned and operated by the City of Morris.[2]

The airport is named after longtime Morris resident Charlie Schmidt, the founder of the Minnesota "Flying Farmers." Schmidt was an aerial applicator and flight instructor.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference MOX2019Master was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "MOX FAA Form 5010 Airport Master Record". www.gcr1.com. Retrieved 2019-09-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Foster, Tom (March 2017). "Airport of the Month". Minnesota Flyer.