Malta Airport (Montana) Explained

Malta Airport
Iata:MLK
Faa:M75
Type:Public
Owner:Phillips County Regional Airport Authority
City-Served:Malta, Montana
Elevation-F:2,254
Coordinates:48.3669°N -107.9194°W
Pushpin Map:USA Montana
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Montana
Pushpin Label:M75
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
R1-Number:8/26
R1-Length-F:4,500
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2012
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:4,100
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:13
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Malta Airport is a public use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) northwest of the central business district of Malta, a city in Phillips County, Montana, United States. It is owned by the Phillips County Regional Airport Authority. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

The current airport was built between 1996[3] and 2000.[4] Malta Airport was formerly located at 48.3489°N -107.885°W,[5] which is now the site of a business and industry development district.[6]

Facilities and aircraft

Malta Airport covers an area of 280 acres (113 ha) at an elevation of 2,254 feet (687 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 8/26 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,500 by 75 feet (1,372 x 23 m).

For the 12-month period ending July 19, 2012, the airport had 4,100 aircraft operations, an average of 11 per day: 88% general aviation and 12% air taxi. At that time there were 13 single-engine aircraft based at this airport.

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. Web site: 2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A . 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 .
  3. Web site: 1996 aerial image showing no runway at current coordinates of Malta Airport . . . August 27, 1996 .
  4. Web site: M75 – Malta Airport – Malta, Montana . FAA data republished by AirNav . August 10, 2000 . https://web.archive.org/web/20000823131449/http://www.airnav.com/airport/M75 . August 23, 2000 .
  5. Web site: Topographic map showing former location of Malta Airport in Malta, Montana . . . July 1, 1987 .
  6. Web site: Business and Industry Development District (BIDD) . PhillCo Economic Growth Council . 2001 .