Butte Valley Airport
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Butte Valley Airport is a county-owned public-use airport
Airport
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 located five miles (8 km) southwest of the central business district
Central business district
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 of Dorris
Dorris, California
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, in Siskiyou County
Siskiyou County, California
Siskiyou County is a county located in the far northernmost part of the U.S. state of California, in the Shasta Cascade region on the Oregon border. Yreka is the county seat. Because of its substantial natural beauty, outdoor recreation opportunities, and Gold Rush era history, it is an important...

, California
California
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, United States
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.

Facilities and aircraft

Butte Valley Airport covers an area of 234 acres (94.7 ha) which contains one asphalt
Asphalt
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 paved runway
Runway
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 (16/34) measuring 4,300 x 60 ft (1,311 x 18 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 2,000 general aviation
General aviation
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aircraft operations, an average of 5 per day.

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