Glasgow Industrial Airport is a private
airport located 14 nautical miles (16 miles or 26 km) northeast of the
central business district
A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business centre of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides with the "city ...
of
Glasgow, a city in
Valley County,
Montana,
United States.
The airport is located on the site of the former
Glasgow Air Force Base
Glasgow Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base near Glasgow, Montana. It operated from 1957 to 1968 and again from 1971 through 1976.
Major commands to which assigned
* Air Defense Command, 8 February 1957 – 1 Apri ...
which was in operation from 1957 to 1968, then again from 1972 to 1976.
The Boeing Company operates a Flight Test Facility at this airport, which is maintained and operated by the Montana Aviation Research Company (MARCO), a Boeing subsidiary.
[Aviation Week and Space Technology, October 8, 2012, pp 44-45]
Facilities
Glasgow Industrial Airport covers an area of at an
elevation of 2,762 feet (842 m) above
mean sea level. It has one
runway designated 11/29 with a 13,500 ft by 300 ft (4,115 m x 91 m)
concrete surface.
References
External links
*{{US-airport-minor, 07MT
Airports in Montana
Buildings and structures in Valley County, Montana
Transportation in Valley County, Montana
Boeing