Butler County Airport

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Butler County Airport K. W. Scholter Field
Terminal Building
IATA: BTP – ICAO: KBTP – FAA: BTP
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Butler County Airport Authority
Serves		Butler, Pennsylvania
Location		Penn Township, Pennsylvania
Elevation AMSL		1,248 ft / 380 m
Coordinates		40°46′37″N 079°56′59″W / 40.77694, -79.94972
Website		Butler County Airport
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
8/26	4,801	1,463	Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations			62,685
Based aircraft			132
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

Butler County Airport (IATA: BTP, ICAO: KBTP, FAA LID: BTP), also known as K. W. Scholter Field, is a public airport located five miles (8 km) southwest of the central business district of Butler, a city in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is owned by the Butler County Airport Authority.^[1]

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Butler County Airport covers an area of 230 acres (93 ha) and contains one asphalt paved runway designated 8/26 which measures 4,801 x 100 ft. (1,463 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending February 27, 2007, the airport had 62,685 aircraft operations, an average of 171 per day: 98% general aviation, 2% air taxi and <1% military. There are 132 aircraft based at this airport: 72% single-engine, 23% multi-engine, 3% jet and 2% helicopter.^[1]