Dell Flight Strip Explained

Dell Flight Strip
Faa:4U9
Type:Public
Owner:Montana DOT Aeronautics Division
City-Served:Dell, Montana
Elevation-F:6,007
Elevation-M:1,831
Coordinates:44.7358°N -112.72°W
R1-Number:14/32
R1-Length-F:7,000
R1-Length-M:2,134
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2009
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:950
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Dell Flight Strip is a public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) northwest of the central business district of Dell, in Beaverhead County, Montana, United States. It is owned by the Montana Department of Transportation Aeronautics Division and provides general aviation service.

History

The airport was built by the United States Army Air Forces about 1942 as an emergency landing airfield for military aircraft on training flights. It was closed after World War II, and was turned over for local government use by the War Assets Administration (WAA).[2]

In 1988, the airport "teetered on the verge of abandonment" until Leon Hirsch, an executive at United States Surgical Corporation, purchased a nearby ranch, and paid to upgrade the airport so he could land his Learjet.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Dell Flight Strip covers an area of 147acres at an elevation of 6,007 feet (1,831 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 14/32 with an asphalt surface measuring 7,000 by 70 feet (2,134 x 21 m). For the 12-month period ending September 25, 2009, the airport had 950 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 79 per month.

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
  2. Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004.
  3. Book: Axline, Jon . Montana Highway Tales . History Press . 2021 . 132. 9781467146579 .

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