Boundary County Airport
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| 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 | ||||||||||
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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[edit]
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[edit]
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 after failing an attempted landing at Green Valley Airport outside of town. Harris-Moore then made his escape on foot into the forest, eluding a federal dragnet involving helicopters, law enforcement personnel and dogs.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for 65S PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 3 June 2010.
- ^ 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.
- ^ [1] Archived 2010-07-14 at the Wayback Machine Serial burglary suspect Colton Harris-Moore is wanted in federal court, updated Jul 07 2010.
External links[edit]
- Boundary County Airport (65S) at Idaho Transportation Department
- Aerial image as of 6 August 1998 from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 65S
- AirNav airport information for 65S
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 65S