Susanville Municipal Airport Explained

Susanville Municipal Airport
Iata:SVE
Icao:KSVE
Faa:SVE
Type:Public
Owner:City of Susanville
City-Served:Susanville, California
Elevation-F:4,149
Coordinates:40.3756°N -120.5728°W
R1-Number:11/29
R1-Length-F:4,051
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:7/25
R2-Length-F:2,180
R2-Surface:Dirt
H1-Number:H1
H1-Length-F:120
H1-Surface:Asphalt
H2-Number:H2
H2-Length-F:65
H2-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2011
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:12,470
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:47
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Susanville Municipal Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport located five nautical miles (6 mi, 9 km) southeast of the central business district of Susanville, a city in Lassen County, California, United States. 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

Susanville Municipal Airport covers an area of 130 acres (53 ha) at an elevation of 4,149 feet (1,265 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 11/29 is 4,051 by 75 feet (1,235 x 23 m) with an asphalt surface and 7/25 is 2,180 by 60 feet (664 x 18 m) with a dirt surface. It also has two helipads: H1 is 120 by 120 feet (37 x 37 m) and H2 is 65 by 65 feet (20 x 20 m).

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2011, the airport had 12,470 aircraft operations, an average of 34 per day: 93% general aviation, 6% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 47 aircraft based at this airport: 81% single-engine, 11% multi-engine, 2% helicopter, and 6% ultralight.

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 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 .