Mason County Airport (West Virginia) Explained

Mason County Airport
Faa:3I2
Type:Public
Owner:Mason County Commission
City-Served:Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Elevation-F:643
Coordinates:38.9147°N -82.0986°W
Pushpin Map:USA West Virginia
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in West Virginia
Pushpin Label:3I2
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:7/25
R1-Length-F:4,000
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2012
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:1,810
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:9
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Mason County Airport is a public use airport in Mason County, West Virginia, United States. It is owned by the Mason County Commission and located four nautical miles (5 mi, 7 km) northeast of the central business district of Point Pleasant, West Virginia. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Mason County Airport covers an area of 124 acres (50 ha) at an elevation of 643 feet (196 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 7/25 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 x 23 m).

For the 12-month period ending July 1, 2012, the airport had 1,810 aircraft operations, an average of 150 per month: 93.9% general aviation, 5.5% air taxi, and 0.6% military. At that time there were nine aircraft based at this airport: 56% single-engine, 22% ultralight, 11% multi-engine, and 11% helicopter.

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. 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 .

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