Driggs–Reed Memorial Airport
Airport
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Driggs–Reed Memorial Airport (ICAO: KDIJ, FAA LID: DIJ, formerly U59) is a city-owned public-use airport located in Driggs, a city in Teton County, Idaho, United States.[1] This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Driggs | ||||||||||
| Serves | Driggs, Idaho | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 6,229 ft / 1,899 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°44′33″N 111°05′51″W | ||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||
Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this facility is assigned DIJ by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA[3] (which assigned DIJ to Dijon Airport in Dijon, France[4]).
Facilities and aircraft operations
Driggs–Reed Memorial Airport covers an area of 184 acres (74 ha) at an elevation of 6,229 feet (1,899 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 4/22 with an asphalt surface measuring 7,300 by 100 feet (2,225 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending July 8, 2013, the airport had 8,000 aircraft operations, an average of 22 per day: 86.3% general aviation and 13.7% air taxi. At that time there were 90 aircraft based at this airport: 69% single-engine, 6% multi-engine, 12% jet, 2% helicopter and 11% glider.[1]
