Baker City Municipal Airport

Baker City Municipal Airport (IATA: BKE, ICAO: KBKE, FAA LID: BKE) is three miles north of Baker City, in Baker County, Oregon.[1] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Baker City Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerBaker City
ServesBaker City, Oregon
Elevation AMSL3,373 ft / 1,028 m
Coordinates44°50′14″N 117°48′33″W
Websitewww.BakerCity.com/...
Map
BKE
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 5,095 1,553 Asphalt
17/35 4,359 1,329 Asphalt
8/26 3,670 1,119 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations16,200
Based aircraft37

The first airline flights were Empire Airlines Boeing 247Ds in late 1946; successors West Coast, Air West and Hughes Airwest served Baker until 1973.

Facilities

The airport covers 398 acres (161 ha) at an elevation of 3,373 feet (1,028 m). It has three asphalt runways: 13/31 is 5,095 by 100 feet (1,553 x 30 m); 17/35 is 4,359 by 75 feet (1,329 x 23 m); 8/26 is 3,670 by 140 feet (1,119 x 43 m).[1]

In the year ending July 13, 2010 the airport had 16,200 aircraft operations, average 44 per day: 77% general aviation, 22% air taxi, and 1% military. 37 aircraft were then based at the airport: 76% single-engine, 3% multi-engine, 8% helicopter, and 14% ultralight.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for BKE (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 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 2012-09-27.
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