Davenport Municipal Airport (Washington) Explained

Davenport Airport
Faa:68S
Type:Public
Owner:City of Davenport
City-Served:Davenport, Washington
Elevation-F:2,421
Coordinates:47.6536°N -118.1689°W
Pushpin Map:USA Washington#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Washington
Pushpin Label:68S
Pushpin Label Position:left
R1-Number:5/23
R1-Length-F:2,747
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:3/21
R2-Length-F:2,271
R2-Surface:Gravel
Stat-Year:2010
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:7,000
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:13
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Davenport Airport, also known as Davenport Municipal Airport,[2] [3] is a city-owned, public-use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) west of the central business district of Davenport, a city in Lincoln County, Washington, United States. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[4]

Facilities and aircraft

Davenport Airport covers an area of 35 acres (14 ha) at an elevation of 2,421 feet (738 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway. Runway 5/23 is 2,747 by 50 feet (837 x 15 m) with an asphalt surface. It also has an additional runway that was closed by the FAA and is not maintained. This runway, runway 3/21, is 2,271 by 45 feet (692 x 14 m) with a gravel surface.

For the 12-month period ending June 28, 2010, the airport had 7,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 19 per day. At that time there were 13 aircraft based at this airport: 85% single-engine and 15% ultralight.

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Notes and References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2. Web site: Davenport Municipal Airport . City of Davenport, Washington . November 18, 2012 .
  3. Web site: Davenport Municipal (68S) . Airport Directory . . November 18, 2012 .
  4. 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 . September 27, 2012 .