Three Forks Airport
Three Forks Airport Pogreba Field | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Gallatin County | ||||||||||
| Serves | Three Forks, Montana | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,089 ft / 1,246 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°52′41″N 111°34′10″W / 45.87806°N 111.56944°W | ||||||||||
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Three Forks Airport (FAA LID: 9S5) is a public use airport in Gallatin County, Montana, United States.[1] The airport is owned by Gallatin County and located one nautical mile (2 km) southeast of the central business district of Three Forks, Montana.[1] It is also known as Pogreba Field, named for Dean A. Pogreba, a World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War combat aviator from Three Forks.[2] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]
Facilities and aircraft
[edit]Three Forks Airport covers an area of 160 acres (65 ha) at an elevation of 4,089 feet (1,246 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 2/20 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,100 by 60 feet (1,554 x 18 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending August 17, 2011, the airport had 11,530 aircraft operations, an average of 31 per day: 63% air taxi, 28% general aviation, and 9% military. At that time there were 31 aircraft based at this airport: 81% single-engine, 16% ultralight, and 3% helicopter.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for 9S5 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
- ^ "Three Forks Airport (Pogreba Field)" (PDF). Gallatin County. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
External links
[edit]- Headwaters Flying Service, the fixed-base operator (FBO)
- Aerial image as of June 1995 from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 9S5
- AirNav airport information for 9S5
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 9S5