Erie Municipal Airport is a public airport

Airport

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 located three miles (5 km) south of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Erie

Erie, Colorado

Erie is a Statutory Town in Boulder and Weld counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. The estimated population according to the 2010 US Census is 18,135 and was recorded as 6,291 at the 2000 census. The Town of Erie is located just west of I-25 for easy access to I-70, Denver International Airport...

, in Weld County

Weld County, Colorado

As of the census of 2000, there were 180,936 people, 63,247 households, and 45,221 families residing in the county. The population density was 45 people per square mile . There were 66,194 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile...

, Colorado

Colorado

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, United States

United States

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. Owned and operated by the Town of Erie, it is a 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...

 airport with no scheduled passenger service. It was formerly a private airport called Tri-County Airport. Its previous designation was 48V.

This airport is at the southwestern corner of Weld County

Weld County, Colorado

As of the census of 2000, there were 180,936 people, 63,247 households, and 45,221 families residing in the county. The population density was 45 people per square mile . There were 66,194 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile...

, bordering Boulder County

Boulder County, Colorado

Boulder County is the sixth most populous of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado of the United States. The county seat is Boulder. The most populous municipality in the county and the county seat is the City of Boulder...

 to the west and the City and County of Broomfield

Broomfield, Colorado

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 to the south. This particular part of Broomfield was in Adams County

Adams County, Colorado

Adams County is the fifth most populous of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado of the United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the county population was 441,603 in 2010 census, a 21.4% increase since 2000 census. Adams County is named for Alva Adams, Governor of the...

 prior to the creation of Broomfield County in 2001. The airport is on the north side of State Highway 7

Colorado State Highway 7

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 (Baseline Road

Baseline Road (Colorado)

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) about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of I-25. Adjacent to the airport is the Erie Airpark subdivision, a residential area designed for private-plane commuters.

Facilities and aircraft

Erie Municipal Airport covers an area of 115 acres (46.5 ha) which contains two runway

Runway

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• Runway 9/27: 2,250 x 50 ft (686 x 15 m), Surface: Broken Asphalt (Runway is closed)
• Runway 15/33: 4,700 x 60 ft (1,433 x 18 m), Surface: Concrete

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 73,660 aircraft operations, an average of 201 per day, 100% of which were general aviation

General aviation

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. There are 227 aircraft based at this airport: 95% single engine, 2% multi-engine, 2% ultralight, <1% gliders

Glider aircraft

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 and <1% helicopter

Helicopter

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External links

• Erie Municipal Airport at Town of Erie website
• Erie Municipal Airport at Colorado DOT website