Madras Municipal Airport
Madras Municipal Airport Madras Army Airfield | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Madras | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Madras, Oregon | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Jefferson County, near Madras, Oregon | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,437 ft / 743 m | ||||||||||||||
| 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
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Originally known as Madras Army Air Field, this was a World War II Army Air Corps training base for B-17 Flying Fortress and Bell P-63 Kingcobras. In 2000, the airport began hosting the annual Airshow of the Cascades.[3] The Erickson Aircraft Collection moved from the Tillamook Air Museum to the Madras Airport in 2014.[4] In mid-2015 the airport's north hangar, which was built during World War II, was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[5]
Facilities and aircraft
[edit]Madras Municipal Airport covers an area of 2,098 acres (849 ha) at an elevation of 2,437 feet (743 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 16/34 is 5,091 by 75 feet (1,552 x 23 m) and 4/22 is 2,701 by 50 feet (823 x 15 m).[1]
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
[edit]References
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This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for S33 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. 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
[edit]- 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 November 28, 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