Blaine Municipal Airport Explained

Blaine Municipal Airport
Iata:BWS
Faa:4W6
Type:Public
Owner:City of Blaine
City-Served:Blaine, Washington
Elevation-F:75
Elevation-M:23
Coordinates:48.99°N -122.7325°W
R1-Number:14/32
R1-Length-F:2,539
R1-Length-M:774
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2005
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:8,000
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:23
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Blaine Municipal Airport was a city-owned public-use airport, also known as Dierks Field, located one nautical mile (1.8 km) east of the central business district of Blaine, a city in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. It was closed on December 31, 2008.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

The airport covered an area of 42acres at an elevation of 75 feet (23 m) above mean sea level. It had one runway designated 14/32 with a 2,539 by 40 feet (774 x 12 m) asphalt pavement. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 8,000 aircraft operations, an average of 21 per day, all general aviation. At that time, there were 23 aircraft based at this airport: 91% single-engine and 9% multi-engine.

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Notes and References

  1. , effective 2008-09-25.
  2. Web site: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Northwestern Washington State.