▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁ ▁Stuttgart ▁Army ▁Air field ▁was ▁ ▁declared ▁excess ▁and ▁closed ▁on ▁ 5 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁▁ ▁It ▁was ▁convey ed ▁though ▁the ▁War ▁As sets ▁Administration ▁( W AA ) ▁to ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Stuttgart ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁municipal ▁air port . ▁ ▁Trans - Tex as ▁DC - 3 s ▁stopped ▁at ▁Stuttgart ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 8 - 5 9 . ▁ ▁Fac ilities ▁Stuttgart ▁Municipal ▁Airport ▁covers ▁ ▁at ▁an ▁elev ation ▁of ▁ 2 2 4 ▁feet ▁( 6 8 ▁m ). ▁It ▁has ▁two ▁run ways : ▁ 9 / 2 7 ▁is ▁ 5 , 0 0 2 ▁by ▁ 1 5 0 ▁feet ▁( 1 , 5 2 5 ▁x ▁ 4 6 ▁m ) ▁concrete ; ▁ 1 8 / 3 6 ▁is ▁ 6 , 0 1 5 ▁by ▁ 1 0 0 ▁feet ▁( 1 , 8 3 3 ▁x ▁ 3 0 ▁m ) ▁as ph alt . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁year ▁ending ▁May ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁the ▁air port ▁had ▁ 4 0 , 2 0 0 ▁aircraft ▁operations , ▁average ▁ 1 1 0 ▁per ▁day : ▁ 8 7 % ▁general ▁av iation , ▁ 7 . 5 % ▁military , ▁and ▁ 5 . 5 % ▁air ▁tax i . ▁ 4 2 ▁aircraft ▁were ▁then ▁based ▁at ▁the ▁air port : ▁