Three Forks Airport

Three Forks Airport
Pogreba Field
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: 9S5
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Gallatin County
Serves Three Forks, Montana
Elevation AMSL 4,089 ft / 1,246 m
Coordinates 45°52′41″N 111°34′10″W / 45.87806°N 111.56944°W / 45.87806; -111.56944Coordinates: 45°52′41″N 111°34′10″W / 45.87806°N 111.56944°W / 45.87806; -111.56944
Map
9S5

Location of airport in Montana

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
2/20 5,100 1,554 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations 11,530
Based aircraft 31

Three Forks Airport (FAA LID: 9S5) is a public use airport in Gallatin County, Montana, United States.[1] The airport is owned by Gallatin County and located one nautical mile (2 km) southeast of the central business district of Three Forks, Montana.[1] It is also known as Pogreba Field, named for a Korean War aviator from Three Forks.[2] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Three Forks Airport covers an area of 160 acres (65 ha) at an elevation of 4,089 feet (1,246 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 2/20 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,100 by 60 feet (1,554 x 18 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending August 17, 2011, the airport had 11,530 aircraft operations, an average of 31 per day: 63% air taxi, 28% general aviation, and 9% military. At that time there were 31 aircraft based at this airport: 81% single-engine, 16% ultralight, and 3% helicopter.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 FAA Airport Master Record for 9S5 (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Three Forks Airport (Pogreba Field)" (PDF). Gallatin County. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  3. ↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. External link in |work= (help)

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