North Pickens Airport Explained

North Pickens Airport
Faa:3M8
Type:Public
Owner:Pickens County Commission
City-Served:Pickens County, Alabama
Location:Reform, Alabama
Elevation-F:237
Elevation-M:72
Coordinates:33.3867°N -88.0067°W
Pushpin Map:USA Alabama#USA
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Alabama
Pushpin Label:3M8
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:1/19
R1-Length-F:5,144
R1-Length-M:1,568
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2009
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:3,466
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:11
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

North Pickens Airport is a county-owned public-use airport in Pickens County, Alabama, United States. It is located one nautical mile (1.15 mi, 1.85 km) north of the central business district of Reform, Alabama. The airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

North Pickens Airport covers an area of 64acres at an elevation of 237 feet (72 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 1/19 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,144 by 80 feet (1,568 x 24 m).

For the 12-month period ending November 2, 2009, the airport had 3,466 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 288 per month. At that time there were 11 aircraft based at this airport: 64% single-engine, 18% multi-engine and 18% jet.

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 30 June 2011.
  2. http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems