McCall Municipal Airport

McCall Municipal Airport (IATA: MYL, ICAO: KMYL, FAA LID: MYL) is a city-owned public-use airport located in McCall, a city in Valley County, Idaho, United States.[1] It is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

McCall Municipal Airport
Final approach to runway 16 in 2011
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of McCall
ServesMcCall, Idaho
Elevation AMSL5,024 ft / 1,531 m
Coordinates44°53′19″N 116°06′06″W
Websitewww.mccall.id.us/departments/airport/airport.html
Map
MYL
Location of airport in Idaho
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 6,108 1,862 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft operations43,600
Based aircraft97

It is home to a U.S. Forest Service smokejumper base, one of eight in the nation.

The airport was the site of a fatal crash in 2008 on May 2, when two single-engine planes collided on final approach to runway 34 and exploded, resulting in three deaths.[3][4]

The USFS Smokejumper Firefighting Base

Facilities and aircraft

McCall Municipal Airport covers an area of 197 acres (80 ha) at an elevation of 5,024 feet (1,531 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 16/34 with an asphalt surface measuring 6,108 by 75 feet (1,862 by 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending August 13, 2010, the airport had 43,600 aircraft operations, an average of 119 per day: 84% general aviation, 16% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 94 aircraft based at this airport: 82% single-engine, 14% multi-engine, 3% jet, and 1% helicopter.[1]

Airlines
AirlinesDestinations
Gem Air Seasonal: Boise

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for MYL PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective February 4, 2017.
  2. National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems Archived August 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine for 2011–2015: Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB) Archived September 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 4 October 2010.
  3. "Reports for accident of May 2, 2008". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  4. "Planes collide in McCall; three die". Lewiston Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. May 4, 2008. p. 2C.
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