Thompson Falls Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport located three
nautical mile
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s (6 km) southeast of the central business district of
Thompson Falls, a city in
Sanders County, Montana, United States.
It is included in the
National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) is an inventory of U.S. aviation infrastructure assets. NPIAS was developed and now maintained by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
It identifies existing and proposed airports tha ...
for 2011–2015, which
categorized
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it as a
general aviation airport.
Facilities and aircraft
Thompson Falls Airport covers an area of 136 acres (55
ha) at an elevation of 2,467 feet (752 m) above
mean sea level. It has one
runway designated 7/25 with an
asphalt surface measuring 4,200 by 75 feet (1,280 x 23 m).
For the 12-month period ending July 22, 2008, the airport had 7,000
general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 19 per day. At that time there were 12 aircraft based at this airport, all single-
engine.
See also
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List of airports in Montana
References
External links
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{{Airports in Montana
Airports in Montana
Buildings and structures in Sanders County, Montana
Transportation in Sanders County, Montana