Hamilton Municipal
MNZ · KMNZ · Hamilton, Texas · Hamilton County · map
Hamilton Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Hamilton, 2 miles south of Hamilton, Texas, 1,305 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 5,012 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 24 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 4,663 takeoffs and landings a year.
Weather right now KMNZ · observed 1:35 pm CDT (18:35 UTC), 11 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 17 knots, gusting to 24
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 4,500 feet
- Temperature 86°F (30°C), dew point 64°F (18°C)
- Altimeter 30.06 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KMNZ 111835Z AUTO 20017G24KT 10SM FEW045 30/18 A3006 RMK AO2
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
Flight planning warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions · for planning, not a briefing
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers this field right now.
4 pilot reports within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours, the nearest three:
- BE20 at 6,000 ft, 33 nm north, 1:40 pm CDT (18:40 UTC): a routine report.
- E75S at 17,000 ft, 45 nm east, 12:21 pm CDT (17:21 UTC): light turbulence.
- P28A at 2,900 ft, 51 nm east, 11:14 am CDT (16:14 UTC): a broken layer up to 3,100 ft; a broken layer above 2,900 ft.
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (ABI, 90 nm northwest), for use 14:00–21:00 UTC: 6,000 ft: 210° at 35 kt, 16 °C; 9,000 ft: 190° at 14 kt, 12 °C; 12,000 ft: 210° at 17 kt, 7 °C; 18,000 ft: 210° at 26 kt, -6 °C.
1 temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles:
- 6/0543 MCGREGOR, TX 37 nm southeast · security
The full picture: all warnings and reports, winds to 39,000 ft, radar and forecast charts
From the government's aviation weather service and the FAA's restriction list, refreshed every few minutes. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.
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The airport
- Codes
- FAA MNZ · ICAO KMNZ
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Hamilton
- Elevation
- 1,305 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, intmt
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- San Antonio sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1943
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 5,012 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 18: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 36: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | |
| Approach and departure | 120.075 | |
| Mnz and aWOS-3PT | 118.525 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 254-386-8211.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 12 |
| helicopters | 1 |
| other | 11 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 4,663, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 208 |
| general aviation, travelling | 955 |
| general aviation, local | 1,940 |
| military | 1,560 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Hamilton from the FAA register
27 aircraft are registered to owners in Hamilton, Texas: 14 piston singles, 11 gliders, 1 helicopter, 1 drone. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Texas.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- gliders
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Comanche County-City (28 nm northwest), Stephenville Clark Regional (33 nm north), Robert Gray Army Airfield (40 nm southeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Texas · avgas.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes in Hamilton, by their names on the register:
- Hamilton Soaring Club INC 7 aircraft Hamilton Soaring Club is a nonprofit soaring club based at Hamilton Municipal Airport in Hamilton, Texas.
- Hamilton Soaring Club 2 aircraft Hamilton Soaring Club is a nonprofit soaring club based at Hamilton Municipal Airport in Hamilton, Texas.
Companies in the same town as this airport; not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
8 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 8 for private pilot, 8 for commercial and instrument, 7 for airline transport pilot, 7 for flight instructor, 1 for type ratings; 8 for airplanes, 7 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 8 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 6 engineering representatives, 1 training center examiner.
- Jon Wells private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Lampasas Airport · Lampasas, TX (34 nm) · (336) 447-8390 · 68pilot182@gmail.com
- John Calvin Foster private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · JAG Aviation · McGregor, TX (41 nm) · (254) 717-2598 · fosterpilot@sbcglobal.net
- Ross Pehl private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Brownwood Regional Airport · Brownwood, TX (42 nm) · (432) 934-7243 · fdnross@hotmail.com
- Dustin Don Suchor private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, helicopters · Universal Flight Concepts · Waco, TX (47 nm) · (480) 694-5680 · dsuchor@me.com
- Jeffrey Lynn Alvis private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Freeman Jet Center · Waco, TX (47 nm) · (210) 846-5862 · jeff.alvis.2@gmail.com
- Austin Roger Bowman private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Temple, TX (49 nm) · (254) 500-7009 · austin.dpe@gmail.com
- David Lynn Belcher private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Granbury Regional Airport (GDJ) · Granbury, TX (50 nm) · (903) 819-6891 · chasingace@gmail.com
- Terry Strange private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Granbury, TX (50 nm) · (909) 553-3694 · tlstrange@earthlink.net
All 28 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Glider operations in the vicinity of airport.
- Medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 sunset to sunrise preset low intst; to incr intst activate - the common traffic frequency.
- Glider tow available.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Hamilton 27 aircraft · 14 piston singles, 11 gliders, 1 helicopters
- Hamilton Soaring Club INC 7 aircraft in town
- Hamilton Soaring Club 2 aircraft in town
- Hamilton Soaring Club INC 7 aircraft · flying club
- Hamilton Soaring Club 2 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,235 since 1982 · 1,068 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Texas 392 landing places
- Texas 29,860 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/MNZ.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 9, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.