Sher-Wood Airport Explained

Sher-Wood Airport
Iata:PWD
Icao:KPWD
Faa:PWD
Type:Public
Owner:City of Plentwood & Sheridan County
City-Served:Plentywood, Montana
Elevation-F:2,264
Elevation-M:690
Coordinates:48.7889°N -104.5231°W
R1-Number:12/30
R1-Length-F:3,900
R1-Length-M:1,189
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:8/26
R2-Length-F:2,951
R2-Length-M:899
R2-Surface:Turf
R3-Number:16/34
R3-Length-F:1,601
R3-Length-M:488
R3-Surface:Turf
Stat-Year:2008
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:11,360
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:10
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Sher-Wood Airport is a public use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) northeast of the central business district of Plentywood, a city in Sheridan County, Montana, United States. It is owned by the city and county. 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

Sher-Wood Airport covers an area of 600 acres (243 ha) at an elevation of 2,264 feet (690 m) above mean sea level. It has three runways: 12/30 is 3,900 by 75 feet (1,189 x 23 m) with an asphalt surface; 8/26 is 2,951 by 60 feet (899 x 18 m) with a turf surface; 16/34 is 1,601 by 83 feet (488 x 25 m) with a turf surface.

For the 12-month period ending September 9, 2008, the airport had 11,360 aircraft operations, an average of 31 per day: 98% general aviation and 2% air taxi. At that time there were 10 aircraft based at this airport: 80% single-engine and 20% ultralight.

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 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 .

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