Boundary County Airport

Boundary County Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: 65S
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Boundary County
Location Bonners Ferry, Idaho
Elevation AMSL 2,337 ft / 712 m
Coordinates 48°43′34″N 116°17′43″W / 48.72611°N 116.29528°W / 48.72611; -116.29528
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
2/20 4,002 1,220 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations 18,825
Based aircraft 37

Boundary County Airport (FAA LID: 65S) is a county-owned, public-use airport in Boundary County, Idaho, United States. It is located two nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of the central business district of Bonners Ferry.[1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is categorized as a general aviation airport.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Boundary County Airport covers an area of 183 acres (74 ha) at an elevation of 2,337 feet (712 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 2/20 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,002 by 75 feet (1,220 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending July 30, 2009, the airport had 18,825 aircraft operations, an average of 51 per day: 97% general aviation, 3% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 37 aircraft based at this airport: 94.6% single-engine, 2.7% multi-engine and 2.7% helicopter.[1]

In popular culture

On September 30, 2009 Colton Harris-Moore broke into and stole a Cessna 182 Turbo aircraft from Boundary County Airport, navigating over the high west ridge and westward through Washington state, over and across the Cascade Mountains and finally crash-landing outside of Granite Falls, Washington. Harris-Moore then made his escape on foot into the forest, eluding a federal dragnet involving helicopters, law enforcement personnel and dogs.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for 65S (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 3 June 2010.
  2. ↑ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 2 (PDF, 1.04 MB) Archived June 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
  3. ↑ Serial burglary suspect Colton Harris-Moore is wanted in federal court, updated Jul 07 2010.

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