Broadus Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport

Airport

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 located three miles (5 km) northwest of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Broadus

Broadus, Montana

Broadus is a town in and the county seat of Powder River County, Montana, United States. The population was 451 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Broadus is located at ....

, a town in Powder River County

Powder River County, Montana

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,858 people, 737 households, and 524 families residing in the county. The population density was -Demographics:...

, Montana

Montana

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, United States

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. This new airport was built at a cost of $2 million to replace the old Broadus Airport which is now closed.

Facilities and aircraft

Broadus Airport covers an area of 160 acres (64.7 ha) and had one runway

Runway

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 designated 10/28 with a 4,400 by 75 ft (1,341 x 23 m) asphalt

Asphalt

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 surface. For the 12-month period ending July 11, 2006, the airport had 5,350 aircraft operations, an average of 14 per day: 98% general aviation

General aviation

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 and 2% air taxi

Air taxi

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Old airport

The old Broadus Airport was located at coordinates 45°25′59"N 105°25′01"W. It covered an area of 32 acres (12.9 ha) at an altitude of 3,034 feet (925 m) above mean sea level. The airport had one asphalt paved runway (11/29) measuring 3,150 by 50 ft (960 x 15 m).