Madras Municipal Airport
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Coordinates | 44°40′13″N 121°09′18″W / 44.67028°N 121.15500°W | ||||||||||||||
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Madras Municipal Airport (IATA: MDJ, FAA LID: S33), formerly City-County Airport, is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) northwest of the central business district of Madras, a city in Jefferson County, Oregon, United States.[1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is classified as a general aviation airport.[2]
History
Originally known as Madras Army Air Field, this was a
Facilities and aircraft
Madras Municipal Airport covers an area of 2,098 acres (849 ha) at an
For the 12-month period ending August 27, 2019, the airport had 10,735 aircraft operations, an average of 29 per day: 94% general aviation, 6% air taxi, and 1% military. At that time there were 54 aircraft based at this airport: 38 single-engine, 7 multi-engine, 8 jet, and 1 helicopter.[1]
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- ^ . Effective 10 August 2023.
- ^ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009–2013
- ^ Hale, Jamie (August 14, 2014). "'You can feel the heat on your face': Airshow of the Cascades brings explosive aerial action to Madras". The Oregonian. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ Hale, Jamie (August 23, 2014). "The 2014 Airshow of the Cascades flies over scenic Madras (your photos)". The Oregonian. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ Gill, Holly M. (8 July 2015). "Historic designation for hangar". The Madras Pioneer. Pamplin Media Group. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
External links
- Airport/Industrial Park page at City of Madras website
- Madras Dragstrip - located on south end of airport
- Aerial photo as of 26 July 2000 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for S33, effective April 18, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for S33
- AirNav airport information for S33
- ASN accident history for MDJ
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for S33