Rugby Municipal Airport

Rugby Municipal Airport (ICAO: KRUG, FAA LID: RUG) is a public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) northwest of the central business district of Rugby, a city in Pierce County, North Dakota, United States. It is owned by the Rugby Airport Authority.[1] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Rugby Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerRugby Airport Authority
ServesRugby, North Dakota
Elevation AMSL1,548 ft / 472 m
Coordinates48°23′25″N 100°01′27″W
Map
RUG
Location of airport in North Dakota
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 3,604 1,098 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations4,050
Based aircraft14

Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned RUG by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA[3] (which assigned RUG to Rugao Air Base in Rugao, China).[4][5]

Facilities and aircraft

Rugby Municipal Airport covers an area of 280 acres (113 ha) at an elevation of 1,548 feet (472 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 12/30 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,604 by 60 feet (1,098 x 18 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending September 3, 2011, the airport had 4,050 aircraft operations, an average of 11 per day: 91% general aviation, 7% air taxi, and 1% military. At that time there were 14 aircraft based at this airport: 86% single-engine, 7% multi-engine, and 7% ultralight.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for RUG (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. External link in |work= (help)
  3. "Rugby Municipal Airport, North Dakota (ICAO: KRUG, FAA: RUG)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
  4. "Rugao Air Base, China (IATA: RUG, ICAO: ZSRG)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
  5. "Airline and Airport Code Search". International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved November 28, 2012.
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