Tri-City Airport (Kansas)
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Tri-City Airport (IATA: PPF, ICAO: KPPF, FAA LID: PPF) is a public-use airport 12 miles west of Parsons, a city in Labette County, Kansas, United States.[1] It serves Coffeyville, Independence, and Parsons, Kansas.
In 1942 it was the Cherryvale Army Air Force Auxiliary Field #9 for the Independence Army Airfield; later it was called Pep Field.
Historical airline service
Airline service to the area started in the early 1930s when National Air Transport stopped at Coffeyville on a route between Chicago and Dallas. In 1951
Facilities
Tri-City Airport covers 802 acres (325 ha) at an elevation of 900 feet (274 m). Its single runway, 17/35, is 5,000 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m).[1]
In the year ending July 3, 2008 the airport had 6,000 aircraft operations, average 16 per day: 92% general aviation, 5% air taxi and 3% military. 15 aircraft were then based at this airport: 87% single-engine and 13% multi-engine.[1]
See also
References
- ^ PDF, effective 2009-07-02.
- ^ Ozark Airlines, Central Airlines, Frontier Airlines, and Air Midwest timetables
External links
- Aerial photo as of 7 October 1991 from MSR Maps
- FAA Terminal Procedures for PPF, effective April 18, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for PPF
- AirNav airport information for KPPF
- ASN accident history for PPF
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
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