Shreveport Downtown Airport - About Us
Downtown Municipal Airport
is a general aviation/reliever airport located within five minutes of
the Shreveport Downtown Business District. The airport is located along the
Red River and is the original Shreveport commercial airport,
dating back to 1931.
Today, the Downtown Airport offers two runways, with the primary runway, Runway 14/32, measuring 5,017 feet long by 150 feet wide. The Runway is asphalt and was resurfaced in December 2000. Runway 5/23 measures 3,200 feet long by 75 feet wide.
The Airport is considered a general aviation/reliever airport. Numerous owners of small private planes house their aircrafts at the Downtown Airport.
Southern University operates an Airframe and Power plant (A&P) School which provides certification for aircraft mechanics. Follow this link for more information: www.susla.edu/AerospaceTechnologyCenter.
The Fixed Base Operators at Downtown Airport are Royal Air, Inc. at (318) 227-0091 and Millen Air Ph:(318) 2207034 www.millenair.net.
The Downtown Airport now has a cafe' that serves a traditional breakfast and lunch, as well as steak and seafood with American fare. A Stone's Throw Cafe' & Catering is operated by Rachel Ginsberg and you can call (318) 221-8544 for more information.
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