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‘ ruce Bros . Huntsville Municipal Ariport : A public aviation center serving more than 20,000 aircrafts a year is owned by the city of Huntsville .
The public use airport is located two nautical miles northwest of the central business district . It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011 – 2015 , which categorized it as a general aviation facility . This airport is assigned a three-letter location identifier of KUTS by the Federal Aviation Administration , but the International Air Transport Association airport code is HTV .
On May 28 , 2010 , the airport was rededicated in honor of two World War II veterans , Harry Joe Bruce and Reeves “ Jeep ” Bruce , who died during the course of that war .
The airport covers an area of 180 acres at an elevation of 363 feet above sea level . It has one runway designated 18 / 36 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,005 by 100 feet , with a full service terminal to access the surrounding counties . The range spans from general aviation to military operations , single / multi engine aircraft , maintenance and avionics repair , jets and even helicopters .
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