Tucker-Guthrie Memorial Airport
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Tucker-Guthrie Memorial Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Harlan County | ||||||||||
| Location | Harlan County, Kentucky | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,564.1 ft / 476.7 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°51′34″N 83°21′30″W / 36.85944°N 83.35833°W | ||||||||||
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  I35 Location of airport in Kentucky  I35 I35 (the United States) | |||||||||||
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Source: AirNav.com[1] | |||||||||||
Tucker-Guthrie Memorial Airport (FAA LID: I35) is a public use airport in Harlan County, Kentucky, located 2 miles northwest of Harlan. The airport was opened to the public in 1961.[1] The airport was named for M. L. Tucker and Pete Guthrie. Tucker was an aviation enthusiast who helped pick the location of the airport, while Guthrie was killed in a crash at the old Harlan County airport in Putney.[2]
Tucker-Guthrie Memorial Airport has one asphalt paved runway designated 8/26 which measures 3461 x 75 feet (1055 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending September 1, 2022, the airport had 7,480 aircraft operations, an average of 20 per day: 86% general aviation, 7% air taxi, and 7% military.[3] As of June 22, 2024, 10 aircraft were based at this airport: 7 single-engine, 2 multi-engine, and 1 helicopter.[1]
Accidents and incidents
- November 3, 2022: A Beechcraft A36 Bonanza crashed short of Runway 8 while attempting to land at the airport. The lone occupant, a local doctor, was killed in the crash. The NTSB concluded that the crash occurred due to poor visibility and a lack of planning for the weather by the pilot.[4]
