Bismarck Memorial Airport
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Bismarck Memorial Airport is a city-owned public-use airport
Airport
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 located one nautical mile (1.15 mi, 1.85 km) southeast of the central business district
Central business district
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 of Bismarck
Bismarck, Missouri
Bismarck is a city in St. Francois County, Missouri, United States. The estimated 2008 population was 1,538. The population was 1,470 at the 2000 census.-History:...

, a city in St. Francois County, Missouri
Missouri
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, United States
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.

Facilities and aircraft

Bismarck Memorial Airport covers an area of 56 acres (22.7 ha) at an elevation
Elevation
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 of 1,038 feet (316 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
Runway
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 designated 17/35 with an asphalt
Asphalt
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 surface measuring 2,050 by 50 feet (625 x 15 m).

For the 12-month period ending April 7, 2008, the airport had 2,910 aircraft operations, an average of 242 per month: 99.7% general aviation
General aviation
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 and 0.3% military
Military aviation
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. At that time there were 12 single-engine
Aircraft engine
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 aircraft based at this airport.

External links

at MoDOT Airport Directory
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