Logan-Cache Airport
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Logan-Cache Airport is a public 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 three miles (5 km) northwest of the city of Logan
Logan, Utah
-Layout of the City:Logan's city grid originates from its Main and Center Street block, with Main Street running north and south, and Center east and west. Each block north, east, south, or west of the origin accumulates in additions of 100 , though some streets have non-numeric names...

 in Cache County, Utah
Utah
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, USA
United States
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. The Logan-Cache Airport is currently a General Aviation Airport and is governed by the Logan-Cache Airport Authority formed by Inter-local Agreement between Cache County and Logan City in 1992. The Airport was previously owned by Cache County and managed by the County Commissioners. The Authority is governed by a seven member board: The Mayor of Logan, the Cache County Executive, two members appointed by the Mayor, two members appointed by the County Executive and the seventh member appointed by the other board members. The mayor and executive serve during their terms in elected office and the other five members serve for a period of two years and may be reappointed. The authority is subsidized by Logan City and Cache County and has no power to tax or bond for additional funding. Its revenues are derived from leases of land, buildings, fuel flow fees and tie down fees.

Logan Cache Airport has two fixed wing training schools located on the field, one sponsored by Utah State University, and the other is Privately owned by Leading Edge Aviation, (Not to mention several independent CFI's.) New to the airport, a rotorcraft school, Mountain Ridge Helicopters, has opened up shop. Logan is also home to several active glider pilots who love flying the thermals up against the mountains.

Commercial Airline Service

There is no current commercial service into Logan-Cache Airport, however, Frontier Airlines
Frontier Airlines
Frontier Airlines, Inc., is an American airline headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The carrier, which is a subsidiary and operating brand of Republic Airways Holdings, operates flights to 83 destinations throughout the United States, Mexico, and Costa Rica and maintains hubs at...

 (operated by Lynx Aviation) were looking into starting flights to their hub at Denver International Airport
Denver International Airport
Denver International Airport , often referred to as DIA, is an airport in Denver, Colorado. By land size, at , it is the largest international airport in the United States, and the third largest international airport in the world after King Fahd International Airport and Montréal-Mirabel...

 using the Bombardier Q400 aircraft. It is now up to the community to raise one million dollars in start-up to subsidize the service.

Since the proposal, Frontier Airlines has announced the discontinuation of Lynx Aviation services (a subsidiary of Frontier Airlines) by fall of 2010. With the loss of the Q400, service, if started, may be turned over to regional jets operated by Frontier codeshare partners.

Horizon Air
Horizon Air
Horizon Air Industries, Inc. is a regional low-cost airline based in SeaTac, Washington, United States. It is the eighth largest regional airline in the USA, serving 52 cities in the United States, Canada and Mexico....

, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, has recently voiced interest in serving the smaller communities of Utah, including Logan-Cache airport, and Provo Regional Airport, both would be serviced with the Q400 turboprop.

Utah air carrier Transwestern Airlines
Transwestern Airlines
Transwestern Airlines was a regional airline based out of Logan, Utah. It was later acquired by Horizon Air in 1983.Transwestern's hub was at the Logan-Cache Airport.-Destinations:*Colorado**Grand Junction*Idaho**Boise...

 operated company headquarters out of Logan airport, with service to their hub at Salt Lake International until their acquisition by Horizon Air
Horizon Air
Horizon Air Industries, Inc. is a regional low-cost airline based in SeaTac, Washington, United States. It is the eighth largest regional airline in the USA, serving 52 cities in the United States, Canada and Mexico....

 in December 1983.

Airport Usage

Logan-Cache airport is the training base for all Utah State University aviation students. Utah State University currently occupies the "Utah Jet Center" hangar on the North end of the airport access road. The university also operates the dispatch office located in the main passenger terminal, adjacent to Utah Jet Center.

Leading Edge Aviation Utah is located near the public parking lot, on the East side of the main airport access road. Leading Edge is both a flight training center, as well as an FBO, and a well-stocked pilot shop.
Mountain Ridge Helicopters is good for its students.

New Air Helicopters of Durango, Colorado has moved a part of its fleet to the Logan- Cache airport. New Air operates a fleet of Bell 206 helicopters and is the only FAA Approved Charter company on the field. New Air also holds Part 133 and 137 certificates. New Air provides exclusive helicopter charter services, long- line/ external load operations, aerial survey/ photography as well as search and rescue.

Facilities

Logan-Cache Airport covers 602 acres (244 ha) and has two 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:
  • Runway 17/35: 9,095 x 100 ft. (2,772 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt
  • Runway 10/28: 5,005 x 75 ft. (1,526 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt


The airport has 2 towers however remains a Class G, uncontrolled airport, with Class E airspace beginning at 700 ft. AGL.

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