Английская Википедия:Coeur d'Alene Airport

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Coeur d'Alene Airport / Pappy Boyington Field Шаблон:Airport codes is a county-owned public-use airport, located in Kootenai County, Idaho, United States. It is located nine miles (14 km) northwest of the central business district of Coeur d'Alene and is surrounded by the city of Hayden on three sides.

The airport was known as Coeur d'Alene Air Terminal until September 2007, when it was renamed Coeur d'Alene Airport / Pappy Boyington Field to honor World War II multiple ace Col. Gregory "Pappy" Boyington (1912–1988), a Medal of Honor recipient born in Coeur d'Alene.

History

Built as Coeur d'Alene Municipal Airport in 1942 by the Corps of Engineers, it was equipped with two 5,400 ft x 500 ft. runways, the asphalt paving of which began in July 1942. A taxiway was also constructed, 5,400 ft. x 150 ft., but only paved to a width of 50 ft. The $357,729 paving contract was let to Roy S. Bair, of Spokane, Washington. A contract for electrical lighting for the field went to H. C. Moss, of Wenatchee, Washington, in the amount of $15,198.

Facilities and aircraft

Coeur d'Alene Airport covers an area of Шаблон:Convert which contains two asphalt paved runways: 6/24 measuring Шаблон:Convert and 2/20 measuring Шаблон:Convert

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2018, the airport had 123,052 aircraft operations, an average of 337 per day: 77% general aviation, 22% air taxi, 1% military, and <1% airline. There were 294 aircraft based at this airport: 253 single-engine, 18 multi-engine, 12 jet, 5 helicopter, 4 ultralight and 2 glider.

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Sign on the perimeter fence of the Coeur D'Alene (Idaho) Airport

See also

• List of airports in Idaho

External links

• Official site
• Coeur d'Alene Airport Association
• Coeur d'Alene Air Terminal at Idaho Transportation Department
• [1] at Federal Aviation Administration

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