Circle Hot Springs Airport
Encyclopedia
Circle Hot Springs Airport is a state-owned public-use airport
serving Circle Hot Springs
, in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
of the U.S. state
of Alaska
.
of 956 feet (291 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
designated 8/26 with a gravel
surface measuring 3,650 by 80 feet (1,113 x 24 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 3,600 aircraft operations, an average of 300 per month: 72% general aviation
and 28% air taxi
.
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...
serving Circle Hot Springs
Circle Hot Springs, Alaska
Circle Hot Springs is an unincorporated community in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. The community is located about south of Central and the Steese Highway. Circle Hot Springs has an airport, Circle Hot Springs Airport...
, in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,588. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat...
of the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
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Facilities and aircraft
Circle Hot Springs Airport covers an area of 37 acres (15 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 956 feet (291 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 8/26 with a gravel
Gravel
Gravel is composed of unconsolidated rock fragments that have a general particle size range and include size classes from granule- to boulder-sized fragments. Gravel can be sub-categorized into granule and cobble...
surface measuring 3,650 by 80 feet (1,113 x 24 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 3,600 aircraft operations, an average of 300 per month: 72% 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 28% air taxi
Air taxi
An air taxi is an air charter passenger or cargo aircraft which operates on an on-demand basis.-Regulation:In the United States, air taxi and air charter operations are governed by Part 135 of the Federal Aviation Regulations , unlike the larger scheduled air carriers which are governed by more...
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External links
- FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIFGIFThe Graphics Interchange Format is a bitmap image format that was introduced by CompuServe in 1987 and has since come into widespread usage on the World Wide Web due to its wide support and portability....
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