Philip Billard Municipal Airport
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Philip Billard Municipal Airport is a public airport
located three miles (5 km) northeast of the central business district
of Topeka
, the capital city
of the U.S. state
of Kansas
and the county seat
of Shawnee County
. This airport is publicly owned by the Metropolitan Topeka Airport Authority.
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For 12-month period ending 31 December 2004 the airport had 65,800 aircraft operations, an average of 180 per day: 96% general aviation
, 3% military and 2% air taxi
. There are 88 aircraft based at this airport: 78% single engine, 11% multi-engine (10), 6% helicopter
s, 3% ultralights and 1% jet aircraft.
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) 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 Topeka
Topeka, Kansas
Topeka |Kansa]]: Tó Pee Kuh) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. It is situated along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was...
, the capital city
Capital City
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of the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of 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...
and the county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of Shawnee County
Shawnee County, Kansas
Shawnee County is a county located in northeast Kansas, in the central United States of America. Its most populous city, Topeka, is the state capital and county seat. The county's population was 177,934 for the 2010 census...
. This airport is publicly owned by the Metropolitan Topeka Airport Authority.
Facilities and aircraft
Philip Billard Municipal Airport covers an area of 920 acres (372.3 ha) which contains three runwayRunway
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...
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- Runway 4/22: 3,002 x 100 ft (915 x 30 m), Surface: AsphaltAsphaltAsphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
- Runway 13/31: 5,099 x 100 ft (1,554 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt
- Runway 18/36: 4,331 x 75 ft (1,320 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt
For 12-month period ending 31 December 2004 the airport had 65,800 aircraft operations, an average of 180 per day: 96% 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...
, 3% military and 2% air taxi
Air taxi
An air taxi is an air charter passenger or cargo aircraft which operates on an on-demand basis.-Regulation:In the United States, air taxi and air charter operations are governed by Part 135 of the Federal Aviation Regulations , unlike the larger scheduled air carriers which are governed by more...
. There are 88 aircraft based at this airport: 78% single engine, 11% multi-engine (10), 6% helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
s, 3% ultralights and 1% jet aircraft.