Butter Valley Golf Port is a privately-owned, public-use airport

Airport

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 located on the Butter Valley Golf Port golf course

Golf course

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, located one nautical mile (1.85 km) east of the borough of Bally

Bally, Pennsylvania

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 in Montgomery County

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, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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, United States

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. Actually, it is a golf course with a small airstrip on it.

Facilities and aircraft

Butter Valley Golf Port covers an area of 10 acres (4 ha) and contains one runway

Runway

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 designated 16/34 with a 2420 feet (737.6 m) x 85 feet (25.9 m) asphalt

Asphalt

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/turf

Grass

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 surface which includes a 1535 feet (467.9 m) paved section.

For the 12-month period ending April 16, 2010, the airport had 3,500 general aviation

General aviation

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aircraft operations, an average of 10 per day. There are 16 aircraft based at this airport: 94% single-engine and 6% multi-engine.