Anacortes 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 two nautical miles (3.7 km) west of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Anacortes

Anacortes, Washington

Anacortes is a city in Skagit County, Washington, United States. The name "Anacortes" is a consolidation of the name Anna Curtis, who was the wife of early Fidalgo Island settler Amos Bowman. Anacortes' population was 15,778 at the time of the 2010 census...

, a city in Skagit County, Washington

Skagit County, Washington

Skagit County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Skagit Indian tribe. As of 2010, the population was 116,901. It is included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington, Metropolitan Statistical Area...

, United States

United States

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. It is owned by the Port of Anacortes.

Facilities and aircraft

Anacortes Airport covers an area of 120 acres (48.6 ha) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 241 feet (73 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 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,015 by 60 feet (919 x 18 m).

For the 12-month period ending May 30, 2008, the airport had 14,500 aircraft operations, an average of 39 per day: 79% general aviation

General aviation

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 and 21% air taxi

Air taxi

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. At that time there were 43 aircraft based at this airport: 95% single-engine

Aircraft engine

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 and 5% multi-engine.

Airline and destinations

External links

• Port of Anacortes: Airport Page
• Anacortes Airport at Washington State DOT

• Anacortes Airport in the news:
  • To sell or not to sell Anacortes Airport? - Skagit Valley Herald, 12-Sep-2005
  • Port approves airport vote - Anacortes American Online, 21-Sep-2005
  • FAA blasts airport sale idea - Anacortes American Online, 5-Oct-2005
  • AOPA weighs in to keep Washington airport open - AOPA Online, 11-Oct-2005
  • Anacortes Airport Supporters Win Pivotal Port Commission Seats - Airport Journals, December 2005