Buckeye Municipal Airport

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Buckeye Municipal Airport (Template:Comma separated entries) is a city-owned public-use airport located Script error: No such module "convert". northwest of the central business district of Buckeye, a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.[1] The airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which categorizes it as a general aviation facility.[2] It is not served by any commercial airlines at this time.

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PA 28-161 of Oxford Aviation Academy, a British flight academy based at Phoenix Goodyear Airport, approaching Buckeye Municipal Airport, during student pilot training under JAA/CAA license
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Buckeye Municipal Airport apron

Facilities and aircraft

Buckeye Municipal Airport covers an area of Script error: No such module "convert". at an elevation of 1,033 feet (315 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring Script error: No such module "convert"..[1]

For the 12-month period ending April 22, 2009, the airport had 52,920 aircraft operations, an average of 144 per day: 99.8% general aviation, 0.2% military and <0.1% air taxi. At that time there were 44 aircraft based at this airport: 75% single-engine, 5% multi-engine, 9% helicopter and 11% ultralight.[1]

History

The field was originally an auxiliary airfield for Luke Air Force Base built during World War II. After the war it was obtained by the Town of Buckeye (now City of Buckeye) for use as a civilian airport.[3]

See also

References

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