Lt. Warren Eaton Airport , also known as Lt. Warren E. Eaton Airport, is a county-owned public-use

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. It is located two

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s (4 km) north of the

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. It was established on June 17, 1952. This airport is included in the

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for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a ''

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'' facility. The airport has no scheduled commercial operations, but

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operates flights to

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for

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employees.

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Lt. Warren Eaton Airport covers an area of 147

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s (59 ha) at an

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of 1,025 feet (312 m) above

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. It has one

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designated 1/19 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,724 by 75 feet (1,440 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending August 9, 2017, the airport had 17,300 aircraft operations, an average of 47 per day: 81%

, 18%

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, and 1%

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. At that time there were 14 aircraft based at this airport: 93% single-

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, 7% multi-engine, 0%

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, and 0% ultralight.

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LT Warren Eaton Airport

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Facilities and aircraft

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