Hoskins Field (Washington)
Encyclopedia
Hoskins Field is a privately owned, public-use airport
located five nautical mile
s (5.8 mi
, 9.3 km
) southeast of the central business district
of Olympia
, in Thurston County, Washington, United States
.
of 213 feet (65 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
designated 7/25 with a turf
surface measuring 2,015 by 116 feet (614 x 35 m).
For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2011, the airport had 450 general aviation
aircraft operations, an average of 37 per month. At that time there were 6 aircraft based at this airport, all single-engine
.
Airport
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located five nautical mile
Nautical mile
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s (5.8 mi
Mile
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, 9.3 km
Kilometre
The kilometre is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one thousand metres and is therefore exactly equal to the distance travelled by light in free space in of a second...
) southeast of the central business district
Central business district
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of Olympia
Olympia, Washington
Olympia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat of Thurston County. It was incorporated on January 28, 1859. The population was 46,478 at the 2010 census...
, in Thurston County, Washington, United States
United States
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.
Facilities and aircraft
Hoskins Field covers an area of 5 acres (2 ha) at an elevationElevation
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of 213 feet (65 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 7/25 with a turf
Grass
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surface measuring 2,015 by 116 feet (614 x 35 m).
For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2011, the airport had 450 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...
aircraft operations, an average of 37 per month. At that time there were 6 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