Middlesboro–Bell County Airport Explained

Middlesboro–Bell County Airport
Faa:1A6
Type:Public
Owner-Oper:City of Middlesboro
Elevation-F:1154
Timezone:EST
Summer:EDT
Coordinates:36.61°N -83.7372°W
Pushpin Map:USA Kentucky#USA
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Kentucky
Pushpin Label:1A6
Pushpin Label Position:top
R1-Number:10/28
R1-Length-F:3,633
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2019
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (year ending 7/25/2019)
Stat1-Data:17,550
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:28
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] [2]

Middlesboro–Bell County Airport, is a city-owned public-use airport located 1miles west of the central business district of Middlesboro, a city in Bell County, Kentucky, United States.

Although most airports in the United States use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and International Air Transport Association (IATA), this airport is assigned 1A6 by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.

Facilities and aircraft

Middlesboro–Bell County Airport covers an area of 117acres at an elevation of 1,154 feet (352 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt runway: 10/28 is 3,633 by 75 feet (1,107 x 23 m).

For the 12-month period ending July 25, 2019, the airport had 17,550 aircraft operations, an average of 48 per day: 96% general aviation, 3% air taxi and 1% military. At that time there were 28 aircraft based at this airport: 24 single-engine, and 4 multi-engine.

See also

Notes and References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. effective December 28, 2023.
  2. Web site: Middlesboro–Bell County Airport. airnav.com. AirNav. March 12, 2018.