Butte Municipal Airport
Airport
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Butte Municipal Airport (FAA LID: AK1) is a public-use airport located in Butte, Alaska.[2] It is five nautical miles (9 km) southeast of the central business district of Palmer, a city in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] The airport is privately owned by the Butte Airman's Association.[1][2]
Butte Municipal Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Butte Airman's Association | ||||||||||
| Serves | Butte, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 64 ft (20 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 61°31′49″N 149°01′03″W | ||||||||||
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  AK1 Location of airport in Alaska | |||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||
Facilities and aircraft
Butte Municipal Airport has one runway designated 7/25 with a gravel surface measuring is 1,806 by 50 feet (550 x 15 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 860 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 71 per month.[1]
