Small general aviation airfield at Dunsmuir Municipal-Mott Airport in Northern California, surrounded by pine-covered canyon ridges at sunrise.

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Dunsmuir Municipal-Mott Airport (MHS)

Dunsmuir Municipal-Mott Airport is a small public general aviation airport serving the historic railroad town of Dunsmuir in Siskiyou County, Northern California. Located near Mount Shasta and Castle Crags State Park, it is a convenient gateway for reaching Dunsmuir, Mount Shasta, Lake Shasta and other destinations across the Shasta Cascade region.

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About Dunsmuir Municipal-Mott Airport

Dunsmuir Municipal-Mott Airport is a public-use general aviation airport located about three miles north of Dunsmuir in Siskiyou County, Northern California. The airport was activated in May 1941 and originally built as an auxiliary airfield on the San Francisco–Seattle airway.

The facility serves private pilots and light aircraft in the upper Sacramento River canyon near Mount Shasta and the Shasta Cascade region. It operates with a single asphalt runway, 14/32, and does not handle scheduled commercial airline service.

The airport is close to the town of Dunsmuir and within convenient driving distance of Mount Shasta, Castle Crags State Park, Lake Shasta and the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. Access is primarily by private vehicle along nearby roads, with car rental, private transfers and taxis available for onward travel.

Because the airport is unattended and closed to night operations, visiting pilots should plan arrivals during daylight hours and arrange ground transportation and services in advance.

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Terminal Overview

Travelers walking beneath terminal signs inside an airport

Terminals

Dunsmuir Municipal-Mott Airport is a small public general aviation airport with a single asphalt runway, 14/32, and no passenger terminal building. It does not handle scheduled commercial airline service and is used primarily by private and light aircraft.

Ground Transportation Services to and from Dunsmuir Municipal-Mott Airport

Transfers

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Hourly Chauffeur

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Car Rental

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Bus & Group Transfers

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