Burley Municipal Airport
Burley Municipal Airport (IATA: BYI, ICAO: KBYI, FAA LID: BYI) is a mile northeast of Burley, in Cassia County, Idaho.[1] The airport was rededicated as Burley J R Jack Simplot Airport in October 2002,[2] honoring J. R. "Jack" Simplot.
Burley Municipal Airport Burley J R Jack Simplot Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Burley | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Burley, Idaho | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,150 ft / 1,265 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°32′33″N 113°46′18″W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | BurleyIdaho.org/airport.htm | ||||||||||||||
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The first airline flights were Empire Airlines Boeing 247s in 1946; successors West Coast and Air West landed at Burley until 1969.
Facilities
The airport covers 201 acres (81 ha) and has two asphalt runways: 2/20 is 4,094 x 80 ft (1,248 x 24 m) and 6/24 is 4,067 x 75 ft (1,240 x 23 m).[1]
In the year ending February 10, 2005 the airport had 27,750 aircraft operations, average 76 per day: 98% general aviation, 1% air taxi and <1% military. 56 aircraft based are at this airport: 84% single-engine, 10% multi-engine, 4% jet and 2% ultralight.[1]
References
- FAA Airport Form 5010 for BYI PDF, effective 2007-10-25
- Burley Airport Archived August 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine page at City of Burley website
External links
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for BYI
- AirNav airport information for KBYI
- ASN accident history for BYI
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures