Blanding Municipal Airport Explained

Blanding Municipal Airport
Iata:BDG
Icao:KBDG
Faa:BDG
Type:Public
Owner:Blanding City
City-Served:Blanding, Utah
Elevation-F:5,868
Elevation-M:1,789
Coordinates:37.5833°N 109.4833°W
R1-Number:17/35
R1-Length-F:5,781
R1-Length-M:1,762
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2007
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:6,154
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]
Pushpin Map:Utah

Blanding Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) south of the central business district of Blanding, a city in San Juan County, Utah, United States.

History

Blanding saw commuter airline service with direct flights to Moab and Salt Lake City, Utah by at least three carriers from the 1970s through the 1990s:

Sun Valley Key Commuter flew Piper Navajo's in 1976.[2]

Transwestern Airlines flew Aero Commander's and single engine Cessna aircraft from 1977 through 1980.

Alpine Air then provided service in 1984 and 1985. After that, on-demand charter service was provided by Scenic Aviation in connection with Alpine Air into the 1990s for service to Moab and connecting flights to Salt Lake City.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Blanding Municipal Airport covers an area of 124acres at an elevation of 5,868 feet (1,789 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 17/35 is 5,781 by 75 feet (1,762 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2007, the airport had 6,154 aircraft operations, an average of 16 per day: 98% general aviation and 2% air taxi.

See also

Notes and References

  1. , effective 2009-05-07.
  2. Official Airline Guide, May 1, 1976 edition
  3. Timetables of Trans Western Airlines and Alpine Air