Buckeye Municipal Airport

Buckeye Municipal Airport
IATA: BXK – ICAO: KBXK – FAA LID: BXK
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Buckeye
Serves Buckeye, Arizona
Elevation AMSL 1,033 ft / 315 m
Coordinates 33°25′14″N 112°41′10″W / 33.42056°N 112.68611°W / 33.42056; -112.68611Coordinates: 33°25′14″N 112°41′10″W / 33.42056°N 112.68611°W / 33.42056; -112.68611
Website http://www.buckeyeaz.gov/index.aspx?nid=77
Map
BXK

Location within Arizona

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 5,500 1,676 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations 52,920
Based aircraft 53

Buckeye Municipal Airport (IATA: BXK, ICAO: KBXK, FAA LID: BXK) is a city-owned public-use airport located six nautical miles (11 km) 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.

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
Buckeye Municipal Airport Apron

Facilities and aircraft

Buckeye Municipal Airport covers an area of 706 acres (286 ha) 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 5,500 by 75 ft (1,676 by 23 m).[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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for BXK (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
  2. ↑ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 1 (PDF, 1.33 MB) Archived August 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.

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