Glasgow Industrial Airport
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Glasgow Industrial Airport is a private airport
located 14 nautical miles (16 miles or 26 km) northeast of the central business district
of Glasgow
, a city in Valley County
, Montana
, United States
.
The airport is located on the site of the former Glasgow Air Force Base
which was in operation from 1957 to 1968, then again from 1972 to 1976.
The Boeing Company operates a Flight Test Facility at this airport, which is maintained and operated by the Montana Aviation Research Company, a Boeing subsidiary.
of 2,762 feet (842 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
designated 10/28 with 13,500 by 300 ft (4,115 x 91 m) concrete
surface.
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 14 nautical miles (16 miles or 26 km) northeast 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 Glasgow
Glasgow, Montana
Glasgow is a city in and the county seat of Valley County, Montana, United States. The population was 3,253 at the 2000 census.-History:Glasgow was founded in 1887 as a railroad town by James J. Hill, who was responsible for creating many communities along the Hi-Line. The town was named after...
, a city in Valley County
Valley County, Montana
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 7,675 people, 3,150 households, and 2,129 families residing in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile . There were 4,847 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile...
, Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
The airport is located on the site of the former Glasgow Air Force Base
Glasgow Air Force Base
Glasgow Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base located approximately north of the city of Glasgow, Valley County, Montana, not far from the Canadian border...
which was in operation from 1957 to 1968, then again from 1972 to 1976.
The Boeing Company operates a Flight Test Facility at this airport, which is maintained and operated by the Montana Aviation Research Company, a Boeing subsidiary.
Facilities
Glasgow Industrial Airport covers an area of 3800 acres (1,537.8 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 2,762 feet (842 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 10/28 with 13,500 by 300 ft (4,115 x 91 m) concrete
Concrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
surface.