Madras Municipal Airport

Madras Municipal Airport (IATA: MDJ, FAA LID: S33), formerly City-County Airport, is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) northwest of the central business district of Madras, a city in Jefferson County, Oregon, United States.[1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is classified as a general aviation airport.[2]

"Madras Airport" redirects here. For the former Madras International Airport, see Chennai International Airport.
Madras Municipal Airport
Madras Army Airfield
2006 USGS Orthophoto
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Madras
ServesMadras, Oregon
LocationJefferson County, near Madras, Oregon
Elevation AMSL2,437 ft / 743 m
Coordinates44°40′13″N 121°09′18″W
Map
MDJ
Location of Madras Municipal Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 5,089 1,551 Asphalt
4/22 2,701 823 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations10,735
Based aircraft52
Old hangar, plane, and mountains

History
Airport entrance marker

Originally known as Madras Army Air Field, this was a World War II Army Air Corps training base for B-17 Flying Fortress and Bell P-63 Kingcobras. In 2000, the airport began hosting the annual Airshow of the Cascades.[3] The Erickson Aircraft Collection moved from the Tillamook Air Museum to the Madras Airport in 2014.[4] In mid-2015 the airport's north hangar, which was built during World War II, was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[5]

Facilities and aircraft

Madras Municipal Airport covers an area of 2,098 acres (849 ha) at an elevation of 2,437 feet (743 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 16/34 is 5,089 by 75 feet (1,551 x 23 m) and 4/22 is 2,701 by 50 feet (823 x 15 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending July 9, 2007, the airport had 10,735 aircraft operations, an average of 29 per day: 93% general aviation, 6% air taxi, and 1% military. At that time there were 52 aircraft based at this airport: 94% single-engine, 2% multi-engine and 4% ultralight.[1]

See also

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for S33 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 17 December 2009.
  2. FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009–2013
  3. Hale, Jamie (August 14, 2014). "'You can feel the heat on your face': Airshow of the Cascades brings explosive aerial action to Madras". The Oregonian. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  4. Hale, Jamie (August 23, 2014). "The 2014 Airshow of the Cascades flies over scenic Madras (your photos)". The Oregonian. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  5. Gill, Holly M. (8 July 2015). "Historic designation for hangar". The Madras Pioneer. Pamplin Media Group. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
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