Tri-Township Airport Explained

Tri-Township Airport
Iata:SFY
Icao:KSFY
Faa:SFY
Owner-Oper:Tri-Township Municipal Airport Authority
City-Served:Savanna, Illinois
Utc:-6
Utcs:-5
Elevation-F:616
Elevation-M:188
R1-Number:13/31
R1-Length-F:4001
R1-Length-M:1220
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat1-Header:Aircraft Movements
Stat1-Data:4004
Stat-Year:2020

Tri-Township Airport (ICAO: KSFY, FAA: SFY) is a civil, public use airport located 3 miles southeast of Savanna, Illinois. It is publicly owned by the Tri-Township Municipal Airport Authority.[1] [2]

Facilities and aircraft

The airport has one runway: runway 13/31 is 4001 x 75 ft (1220 x 23 m) and made of asphalt.[3] [4] [5]

The airport manages its own fixed-based operator (FBO) on the field offering fueling services as well as rental cars.

The airport received $171,000 from the State of Illinois during the COVID-19 pandemic to install new electric airfield security gates.[6] [7]

For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2020, the airport averages 77 operations per week, or about 4,000 per year. This traffic is comprised completely of general aviation. For that same time period, there are 9 aircraft based on the field: 7 single-engine airplanes, 1 multi-engine airplane, and 1 helicopter.

See also

References

42.0461°N -90.1083°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FAA Information about Tri-Township Airport (SFY) . 2022-07-13 . airport-data.com.
  2. Web site: KSFY – Tri-Township Airport. 2022-07-13 . AC-U-KWIK.
  3. Web site: AirNav: KSFY – Tri-Township Airport . 2022-07-13 . AirNav.com.
  4. Web site: KSFY – Tri-Township Airport . 2022-07-13 . SkyVector.
  5. Web site: Tri-Township Airport – KSFY – AOPA. 2022-07-13 . Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA).
  6. Web site: Springfield airport among 96 getting a total of $94 million through Rebuild Illinois plan. 2022-07-13 . The State Journal-Register.
  7. Web site: Millions headed to improve Quad-Cities area airports under federal infrastructure bill. 2022-07-13 . Quad-City Times.