Bismarck Memorial Airport
Encyclopedia
Bismarck Memorial Airport is a city-owned public-use airport
located one nautical mile (1.15 mi, 1.85 km) southeast of the central business district
of Bismarck
, a city in St. Francois County, Missouri
, United States
.
of 1,038 feet (316 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
designated 17/35 with an asphalt
surface measuring 2,050 by 50 feet (625 x 15 m).
For the 12-month period ending April 7, 2008, the airport had 2,910 aircraft operations, an average of 242 per month: 99.7% general aviation
and 0.3% military
. At that time there were 12 single-engine
aircraft based at this airport.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located one nautical mile (1.15 mi, 1.85 km) southeast of the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Bismarck
Bismarck, Missouri
Bismarck is a city in St. Francois County, Missouri, United States. The estimated 2008 population was 1,538. The population was 1,470 at the 2000 census.-History:...
, a city in St. Francois County, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, United States
United States
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.
Facilities and aircraft
Bismarck Memorial Airport covers an area of 56 acres (22.7 ha) at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 1,038 feet (316 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
designated 17/35 with an asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
surface measuring 2,050 by 50 feet (625 x 15 m).
For the 12-month period ending April 7, 2008, the airport had 2,910 aircraft operations, an average of 242 per month: 99.7% general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
and 0.3% military
Military aviation
Military aviation is the use of aircraft and other flying machines for the purposes of conducting or enabling warfare, including national airlift capacity to provide logistical supply to forces stationed in a theater or along a front. Air power includes the national means of conducting such...
. At that time there were 12 single-engine
Aircraft engine
An aircraft engine is the component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power. Aircraft engines are almost always either lightweight piston engines or gas turbines...
aircraft based at this airport.
External links
at MoDOT Airport Directory- Aerial photo as of 1 March 1996 from USGS The National Map