Buckeye Municipal Airport Explained

Buckeye Municipal Airport
Iata:BXK
Icao:KBXK
Faa:BXK
Type:Public
Owner:City of Buckeye
City-Served:Buckeye, Arizona
Elevation-F:1,033
Elevation-M:315
Website:Buckeye Airport
Coordinates:33.4206°N -112.6861°W
Pushpin Map:Arizona
Pushpin Label:BXK
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Arizona
R1-Number:17/35
R1-Length-F:5,500
R1-Length-M:1,676
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2010
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:52,920
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:53
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Buckeye Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located 7miles northwest of the central business district of Buckeye, a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. The airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which categorizes it as a general aviation facility.[2] It is not served by any commercial airlines at this time.

Facilities and aircraft

Buckeye Municipal Airport covers an area of 706acres at an elevation of 1,033 feet (315 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring 5500by.

For the 12-month period ending April 22, 2009, the airport had 52,920 aircraft operations, an average of 144 per day: 99.8% general aviation, 0.2% military and <0.1% air taxi. At that time there were 44 aircraft based at this airport: 75% single-engine, 5% multi-engine, 9% helicopter and 11% ultralight.

History

The field was originally an auxiliary airfield for Luke Air Force Base built during World War II. After the war it was obtained by the Town of Buckeye (now City of Buckeye) for use as a civilian airport.[3]

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External links

Notes and References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
  2. http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
  3. Web site: Archived copy . www.airfieldsdatabase.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141102043840/http://www.airfieldsdatabase.com/WW2/WW2%20R26c1%20AL-CA.htm . 2 November 2014 . dead.