Lopez Island Airport is a public use airport

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...

 located three nautical miles (6 km) south of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Lopez, a village on Lopez Island

Lopez Island

Lopez Island is the third largest of the U.S. San Juan Islands. Lopez Island is in land area. The 2000 census population was 2,177.-History:...

 in San Juan County, Washington, United States

United States

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. It is owned by the Port of Lopez.

Facilities and aircraft

Lopez Island Airport covers an area of 50 acres (20.2 ha) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 209 feet (64 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway

Runway

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 designated 16/34 with an asphalt

Asphalt

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 surface measuring 2,904 by 60 feet (885 x 18 m).

For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2007, the airport had 31,500 aircraft operations, an average of 86 per day: 75% general aviation

General aviation

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 and 25% air taxi

Air taxi

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. At that time there were 34 aircraft based at this airport: 94% single-engine

Aircraft engine

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, 3% multi-engine and 3% helicopter

Helicopter

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Airlines and destinations

External links

• Lopez Island Airport at Washington State DOT
• Aerial image as of 21 July 1998 from USGS The National Map