Mitchell Municipal Airport - MHE South Dakota
Mitchell Municipal Airport lies on the outskirts of Mitchell, South Dakota. It is a public airport owned by the City of Mitchell and has an airport code of MHE. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems classified the Mitchell Municipal Airport as a general aviation airport, denoting its status as a civil airport that caters to private and recreational aviation rather than commercial and cargo travel. The airport has two asphalt runways, measuring 1.27 and 1.04 miles each. As of 2011, the airport was estimated to have hosted an average of 53 aircraft operations each day, totaling to 19,450 in that year alone.
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The Mitchell Municipal Airport (MHE) was originally a U.S. Army Air Force training base that was then known as Mitchell Army Air Field. After World War II, airport management was returned to civil control, and by 1951, it began holding regular flights and being serviced by different airlines, including Midwest Airlines Cessna and Northwest Airlink. Popular tourist sites near Mitchell Municipal Airport include Dell Rapids, which is only 30 minutes away, while Sioux Falls is a mere 15 minutes away. A two-hour drive from the airport is Lake Benton in Minnesota.
What to Do & Area Attractions
The Holiday Inn Express Mitchell offers all the comfort and lodging luxury expected from Holiday Inn, including both an adult and children’s indoor pool with a slide, spacious rooms, relaxing lounge areas, and a gym. Ramada Mitchell Hotel & Conference Center by Wyndham Mitchell also has an indoor pool along with an indoor golf range and mock park.
There are several airports accessible through Mitchell Municipal Airport, with one of these being Sioux Falls Regional Airport.
