Bloomfield Municipal Airport (Nebraska)
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Bloomfield Municipal Airport is a public use airport
located two nautical miles (2.3 mi, 3.7 km) southwest of the central business district
of Bloomfield
, a city in Knox County
, Nebraska
, United States
. It is owned by the Bloomfield Airport Authority.
of 1,673 feet (510 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
designated 14/32 with an asphalt
surface measuring 2,700 by 50 feet (823 x 15 m).
For the 12-month period ending August 4, 2010, the airport had 4,050 general aviation
aircraft operations, an average of 11 per day. At that time there were five single-engine
aircraft based at this 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 (2.3 mi, 3.7 km) southwest of the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Bloomfield
Bloomfield, Nebraska
Bloomfield is a city in Knox County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,126 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bloomfield is located at ....
, a city in Knox County
Knox County, Nebraska
-History:The Lewis and Clark Expedition passed through the area on 4 September 1804.The US Treaty with the Ponca tribe was signed at White Paint Creek on 9 June 1825.Knox County was formed in 1854. It was named after Major General Henry Knox.-Demographics:...
, Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is owned by the Bloomfield Airport Authority.
Facilities and aircraft
Bloomfield Municipal Airport covers an area of 94 acres (38 ha) at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 1,673 feet (510 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 14/32 with an asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
surface measuring 2,700 by 50 feet (823 x 15 m).
For the 12-month period ending August 4, 2010, the airport had 4,050 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 11 per day. At that time there were five single-engine
Aircraft engine
An aircraft engine is the component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power. Aircraft engines are almost always either lightweight piston engines or gas turbines...
aircraft based at this airport.
External links
- Bloomfield (84Y) at Nebraska Department of Aeronautics
- Aerial photo as of 31 March 1999 from USGS The National Map