Three Forks Airport Explained

Three Forks Airport
Faa:9S5
Type:Public
Owner:Gallatin County
City-Served:Three Forks, Montana
Elevation-F:4,089
Coordinates:45.8781°N -111.5694°W
Pushpin Map:USA Montana
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Montana
Pushpin Label:9S5
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:2/20
R1-Length-F:5,100
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2011
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:11,530
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:31
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Three Forks Airport is a public use airport in Gallatin County, Montana, United States. The airport is owned by Gallatin County and located one nautical mile (2 km) southeast of the central business district of Three Forks, Montana. It is also known as Pogreba Field, named for a World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War combat aviator from Three Forks.[2] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Three Forks Airport covers an area of 160 acres (65 ha) at an elevation of 4,089 feet (1,246 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 2/20 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,100 by 60 feet (1,554 x 18 m).

For the 12-month period ending August 17, 2011, the airport had 11,530 aircraft operations, an average of 31 per day: 63% air taxi, 28% general aviation, and 9% military. At that time there were 31 aircraft based at this airport: 81% single-engine, 16% ultralight, and 3% helicopter.

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. Web site: Three Forks Airport (Pogreba Field) . Gallatin County . August 17, 2013 .
  3. 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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