Twin Bridges Airport (Montana) Explained

Twin Bridges Airport
Faa:7S1
Type:Public
Owner:Madison County & Town of Twin Bridges
City-Served:Twin Bridges, Montana
Elevation-F:4,777
Coordinates:45.5336°N -112.3025°W
Pushpin Map:USA Montana
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Montana
Pushpin Label:7S1
Pushpin Label Position:top
R1-Number:17/35
R1-Length-F:4,299
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:7/25
R2-Length-F:3,400
R2-Surface:Turf/gravel
Stat-Year:2009
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:2,650
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:10
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Twin Bridges Airport is a public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) southeast of the central business district of Twin Bridges, a town in Madison County, Montana, United States. It is owned by Madison County and the Town of Twin Bridges. 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

Twin Bridges Airport covers an area of 364 acres (147 ha) at an elevation of 4,777 feet (1,456 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 17/35 is 4,299 by 60 feet (1,310 x 18 m) with an asphalt surface; 7/25 is 3,400 by 110 feet (1,036 x 34 m) with a turf and gravel surface.

For the 12-month period ending September 16, 2009, the airport had 2,650 aircraft operations, an average of 220 per month: 98% general aviation and 2% air taxi. At that time there were 10 aircraft based at this airport: 80% single-engine, 10% multi-engine, and 10% ultralight.

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 .

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