Bowerman Airport , also known as Bowerman Field, is a public use airport

Airport

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 located 2 miles (3 km) west of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Hoquiam

Hoquiam, Washington

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, a city in Grays Harbor County

Grays Harbor County, Washington

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, Washington, United States

United States

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. It is owned by the Port of Grays Harbor. According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems

National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems

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 for 2009–2013, it is classified as a general aviation

General aviation

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airport.

Facilities and aircraft

Bowerman Airport covers an area of 145 acres (59 ha) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 18 feet (5 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway

Runway

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 designated 6/24 with an asphalt surface measuring 5000 by 150 ft (1,524 by 45.7 m).

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2007, the airport had 25,375 aircraft operations, an average of 69 per day: 97% general aviation

General aviation

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 and 3% military

Military aviation

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. At that time there were 25 aircraft based at this airport, all single-engine

Aircraft engine

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External links

• Aerial photo as of 21 June 1990 from USGS The National Map