St. Tammany Regional Airport
Encyclopedia
St. Tammany Regional Airport is a public use airport
in St. Tammany Parish
, Louisiana
, United States
. It is owned by St. Tammany Parish and located six nautical miles (11 km) southeast of the central business district
of Covington, Louisiana
.
of 39 feet (12 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,999 by 75 feet (914 x 23 m).
For the 12-month period ending April 15, 2009, the airport had 25,600 aircraft operations, an average of 70 per day: 98% general aviation
and 2% air taxi
and <1% military
. At that time there were 18 aircraft based at this airport: 13 single-engine
, 3 multi-engine, 1 helicopter
and 1 ultralight.
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...
in St. Tammany Parish
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana
St. Tammany Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana, in the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area. The parish seat is Covington....
, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is owned by St. Tammany Parish and located six nautical miles (11 km) southeast 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 Covington, Louisiana
Covington, Louisiana
Covington is a city in and the parish seat of St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 8,483 at the 2000 census. It is located at a fork of the Bogue Falaya and the Tchefuncte River....
.
Facilities and aircraft
St. Tammany Regional Airport covers an area of 42 acres (17 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 39 feet (12 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 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,999 by 75 feet (914 x 23 m).
For the 12-month period ending April 15, 2009, the airport had 25,600 aircraft operations, an average of 70 per day: 98% 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...
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...
and <1% military
Military aviation
Military aviation is the use of aircraft and other flying machines for the purposes of conducting or enabling warfare, including national airlift capacity to provide logistical supply to forces stationed in a theater or along a front. Air power includes the national means of conducting such...
. At that time there were 18 aircraft based at this airport: 13 single-engine
Aircraft engine
An aircraft engine is the component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power. Aircraft engines are almost always either lightweight piston engines or gas turbines...
, 3 multi-engine, 1 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...
and 1 ultralight.
See also
- Slidell AirportSlidell AirportSlidell Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located four nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Slidell, a city in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States.Although most U.S...
, also located in St. Tammany Parish, owned by the City of Slidell (30°20′47"N 089°49′15"W).
External links
- Air Reldan, Inc., the fixed base operatorFixed base operatorA Fixed-base operator or commonly abbreviated FBO is a term developed in the United States after the passage of the Air Commerce Act of 1926...
(FBO) - Aerial photo as of 24 January 1998 from USGS The National Map via MSR Maps