A. Paul Vance Fredericktown Regional Airport

A. Paul Vance Fredericktown Regional Airport (FAA LID: H88) is a city-owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) north of the central business district of Fredericktown, a city in Madison County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport.[2]

A. Paul Vance Fredericktown Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Fredericktown
ServesFredericktown, Missouri
Elevation AMSL880 ft / 268 m
Coordinates37°36′20″N 090°17′15″W
WebsiteFredericktownMO.org/...
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1/19 4,000 1,219 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations2,470
Based aircraft11

In August 2011, the airport was renamed to honor Paul Vance, a former Navy pilot, flight instructor, corporate pilot, and aeronautics development director for the City of St. Louis.[3] It was previously known as Fredericktown Regional Airport.[4]

Facilities and aircraft

A. Paul Vance Fredericktown Regional Airport covers an area of 83 acres (34 ha) at an elevation of 880 feet (268 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 1/19 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2011, the airport had 2,470 aircraft operations, an average of 205 per month: 97% general aviation, 2% air taxi, and 1% military. At that time, there were 11 aircraft based at this airport: 82% single-engine and 18% multi-engine.[1]

References

  1. FAA Airport Master Record for H88 (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.
  2. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012.
  3. "A. Paul Vance Fredericktown Regional Airport Dedicated Today". The Aero Experience. August 6, 2011.
  4. "H88 - Fredericktown Regional Airport - Fredericktown, Missouri". FAA Information Effective July 29, 2010. AirNav. Archived from the original on August 17, 2010.
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