Boise City Airport

For the airport serving Boise, Idaho, see Boise Airport.
Boise City Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: 17K
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner/Operator City of Boise City
Serves Boise City, Oklahoma
Location 3 miles (4.8 km) N of Boise City, Oklahoma
Elevation AMSL 4,178 ft / 1,273 m
Coordinates 36°46′27.48″N 102°30′37.57″W / 36.7743000°N 102.5104361°W / 36.7743000; -102.5104361
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 4,210 1,283 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations 3,500
Based aircraft 9

Boise City Airport (FAA LID: 17K) is in Cimarron County, Oklahoma, four miles north of the City of Boise City, which owns it.[1]

History

The 1927 trans-Atlantic flight of Charles Lindbergh led to development of municipal airports in Oklahoma[2]

Facilities

Boise City Airport covers 107 acres (0.43 km2) and has a 4,211 ft (1,284 m) x 60 ft (18 m) runway.[3]

In the year ending June 15, 2009 the airport had 3500 general aviation aircraft operations.[4] 15 aircraft were then based at the airport: 13 single-engine and two multi-engine.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 FAA Airport Master Record for 17K (Form 5010 PDF), effective June 16, 2009
  2. ↑ Tolman, Keith. "Airports Archived October 5, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. (accessed October 8, 2013)
  3. ↑ 17K, fltplan.com. (accessed October 8, 2013)
  4. 1 2 AirNav: 17K - Boise City Airport (accessed October 8, 2013)

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