Elkhart-Morton County Airport
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Elkhart-Morton County Airport is a county-owned public-use airport
located one nautical mile (1.85 km) east of the central business district
of Elkhart
, a city in Morton County
, Kansas
, United States
.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
for the FAA
and IATA
, this airport is assigned EHA by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
of 3,622 feet (1,104 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt
paved runway
s designated 4/22 and 17/35, each of which measure 4,900 by 60 feet (1,494 x 18 m).
For the 12-month period ending August 22, 2007, the airport had 6,000 general aviation
aircraft operations, an average of 16 per day. At that time there were 12 aircraft based at this airport:
92% single-engine
and 8% multi-engine.
Airport
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located one nautical mile (1.85 km) east 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 Elkhart
Elkhart, Kansas
Elkhart is a city in and the county seat of Morton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,205.-Geography:Elkhart is located at...
, a city in Morton County
Morton County, Kansas
Morton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 3,233...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
, United States
United States
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.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
Location identifier
A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, or weather station, and is used for manned air traffic control facilities in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services.-ICAO...
for the FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
and IATA
International Air Transport Association
The International Air Transport Association is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the International Civil Aviation Organization is also headquartered. The executive offices are at the Geneva Airport in SwitzerlandIATA's mission is to...
, this airport is assigned EHA by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
Facilities and aircraft
Elkhart-Morton County Airport covers an area of 346 acres (140 ha) at an elevationElevation
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of 3,622 feet (1,104 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt
Asphalt
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paved 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...
s designated 4/22 and 17/35, each of which measure 4,900 by 60 feet (1,494 x 18 m).
For the 12-month period ending August 22, 2007, the airport had 6,000 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 16 per day. At that time there were 12 aircraft based at this airport:
92% single-engine
Aircraft engine
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and 8% multi-engine.
External links
- Aerial photo as of 3 April 2003 from USGS The National Map