Bolivar Municipal Airport

Coordinates: 37°35′46″N 093°20′52″W / 37.59611°N 93.34778°W / 37.59611; -93.34778
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Bolivar Municipal Airport

Gene Engledow Field
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Bolivar
OperatorS.O.A.R. (Service Oriented Aviation Readiness)
ServesBolivar, Missouri
Elevation AMSL1,092 ft / 333 m
Coordinates37°35′46″N 093°20′52″W / 37.59611°N 93.34778°W / 37.59611; -93.34778
Maps
Location of Bolivar Municipal Airport
Bolivar Municipal Airport is located in Missouri
Bolivar Municipal Airport
Bolivar Municipal Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 4,000 1,219 Asphalt
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations18,701
Based aircraft61

Bolivar Municipal Airport (FAA LID: M17) is a city-owned public-use airport located four nautical miles (4.6 mi, 7.4 km) east of the central business district of Bolivar, a city in Polk County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

History[edit]

By proclamation of the mayor of the city of Bolivar, the field was renamed "Bolivar Municipal Airport, Gene Engledow Field" on October 12, 2013.[3] The renaming was to honor Gene Engledow, a local 100-year-old master pilot. Engledow has been licensed by the FAA for 77 years as of 2013.[4]

Facilities and aircraft[edit]

Bolivar Municipal Airport covers an area of 183 acres (74 ha) at an elevation of 1,092 feet (333 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending May 30, 2011, the airport had 18,701 aircraft operations, an average of 51 per day: 96% general aviation, 2% air taxi, 2% military. As of October 17, 2013, there were 51 aircraft based at this airport: 45 single-engine (88%), two multi-engine (4%), three jet (6%), and one helicopter (2%).[1]

On October 10, 2011, S.O.A.R. (Service Oriented Aviation Readiness) began service as the FBO.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for M17 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 30 June 2011.
  2. ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015: Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB) Archived September 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 4 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Airfield named after Gene Engledow".
  4. ^ "Pilot readies for flight on 100th birthday - KY3". Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2013-11-03.

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