Hillsboro Municipal Airport (Illinois)

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Hillsboro Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Hillsboro, IL
ServesHillsboro, Illinois
Elevation AMSL637 ft / 194 m
Coordinates39°08′40″N 089°27′25″W / 39.14444°N 89.45694°W / 39.14444; -89.45694
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 4,150 1,265 Turf
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations3,000
Based aircraft8

Hillsboro Municipal Airport (FAA LID: 3K4) is a city owned, public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) southeast of the central business district of Hillsboro, a city in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States.[1]

Facilities and aircraft

Hillsboro Municipal Airport covers an area of 30 acres (12 ha) at an elevation of 637 feet (194 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with a turf surface measuring 4,150 by 200 feet (1,265 x 61 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending October 31, 2005, the airport had 3,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 250 per month. At that time there were 8 aircraft based at this airport, all single-engine.[1]

In 2008, the airport was closed and the ground leased to a local coal mining operation. [2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for 3K4 PDF, effective 2008-07-31.
  2. ^ The State Journal-Register/Associated Press June 9, 2015, "Small-Town airstrips closing a number of pilots declines"

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