Poplar Municipal Airport Explained

Poplar Municipal Airport
Faa:PO1
Type:Public
Owner:Town of Poplar
City-Served:Poplar, Montana
Elevation-F:2,037
Coordinates:48.1344°N -105.1622°W
Pushpin Map:USA Montana
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Montana
Pushpin Label:PO1
Pushpin Label Position:left
R1-Number:9/27
R1-Length-F:4,403
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:2/20
R2-Length-F:3,020
R2-Surface:Turf
Stat-Year:2012
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:11,400
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:7
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Poplar Municipal Airport is a public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) northeast of the central business district of Poplar, a town in Roosevelt County, Montana, United States. The airport is owned by Town of Poplar. It 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

Poplar Municipal Airport covers an area of 356 acres (144 ha) at an elevation of 2,037 feet (621 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 9/27 is 4,403 by 75 feet (1,342 x 23 m) with an asphalt surface and 2/20 is 3,020 by 80 feet (920 x 24 m) with a turf surface.

For the 12-month period ending July 18, 2012, the airport had 11,400 aircraft operations, an average of 31 per day: 92% general aviation and 8% air taxi. At that time there were 7 aircraft based at this airport: 86% single-engine and 14% multi-engine.

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 .