Paintsville-Prestonsburg Combs Field

Paintsville-Prestonsburg Combs Field (FAA LID: 9KY9) is a publicly owned, private-use airport located four nautical miles (7 km) southeast of the central business district of Paintsville, in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. It is owned by the Paintsville-Prestonsburg Air Board.[1] The airport officially opened on August 1, 1964.[2]

Paintsville-Prestonsburg Combs Field
Summary
Airport typePublicly owned, private use
OwnerPaintsville-Prestonsburg Air Board
ServesPaintsville / Prestonsburg
LocationHager Hill, Kentucky
Elevation AMSL624 ft / 190 m
Coordinates37°44′45″N 082°46′45″W
Map
Paintsville-Prestonsburg Combs Field
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 3,070 936 Asphalt
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations5,830
Based aircraft10

Facilities and aircraft

Paintsville-Prestonsburg Combs Field covers an area of 25 acres (10 ha) at an elevation of 624 feet (190 m) above mean sea level.[1][3] It has one asphalt paved runway designated 13/31 which measures 3,070 by 75 feet (936 by 23 meters).[1][4]

For the 12-month period ending December 21, 2005, the airport had 5,830 aircraft operations, an average of 15 per day: 3,000 itinerant general aviation, 1,500 local general aviation, 1,300 air taxi and 30 military. At that time there were 10 aircraft based at this airport, all single-engined.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for 9KY9 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective August 27, 2009.
  2. Airport information for 9KY9 PRESTONSBURG-COMBS FIELD. Fltplan.com. Retrieved on October 15, 2009.
  3. Feature Detail Report for: Paintsville-Prestonsburg/Combs Field. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey (USGS). Retrieved on October 5, 2009.
  4. Paintsville-Prestonsburg-Combs Field Airport in Paintsville, Kentucky. City-Data.com. Retrieved on October 5, 2009.
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