Beaver Municipal Airport (Utah) Explained

Beaver Municipal Airport
Faa:U52
Type:Public
Owner:Beaver City
City-Served:Beaver, Utah
Elevation-F:5,863
Website:BeaverUtah.net/...
Coordinates:38.2306°N -112.6756°W
Pushpin Map:USA Utah
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Utah
Pushpin Label:U52
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:13/31
R1-Length-F:4,984
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:7/25
R2-Length-F:2,150
R2-Surface:Dirt
Stat-Year:2010
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:1,958
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:9
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Beaver Municipal Airport is a public use airport in Beaver County, Utah, United States. It is owned by the city of Beaver and located four nautical miles (5 mi, 7 km) southwest of its central business district. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

History

The airport was opened in May 1944.[3]

In 1992, the airport received federal funding to extend and rehabilitate their runway, as well as install a visual approach system. [4] A fence, to keep both wildlife and unauthorized people out of the airport grounds, was funded in 2007.[5]

Facilities and aircraft

Beaver Municipal Airport covers an area of 841 acres (340 ha) at an elevation of 5,863 feet (1,787 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 13/31 is 4,984 by 75 feet (1,519 x 23 m) with an asphalt surface and 7/25 is 2,150 by 50 feet (655 x 15 m) with a dirt surface.

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2010, the airport had 1,958 aircraft operations, an average of 163 per month: 97% general aviation and 3% air taxi. At that time there were 9 aircraft based at this airport: 56% single-engine and 44% ultralight.

Instrument approach procedure (IAP): RNAV (GPS)-A

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. effective May 31, 2012.
  2. Web site: 2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A . PDF, 2.03 MB . National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems . Federal Aviation Administration . October 4, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120927084535/http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf . 2012-09-27 .
  3. Web site: U52 - Beaver Municipal Airport . . September 6, 2009.
  4. News: Funds will help nature-made, man-made birds . November 20, 1992 . . September 6, 2009.
  5. News: Beaver airport gets wildlife-fence grant . May 12, 2007 . Deseret News . September 6, 2009.