Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 637 ft / 194 m 4,150 1,265 Owner Illinois | Serves Hillsboro, Illinois 18/36 4,150 1,265 Turf | |
Hillsboro Municipal Airport (FAA LID: 3K4) is a city owned, public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) southeast of the central business district of Hillsboro, a city in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States.
Facilities and aircraft
Hillsboro Municipal Airport covers an area of 30 acres (12 ha) at an elevation of 637 feet (194 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with a turf surface measuring 4,150 by 200 feet (1,265 x 61 m).
For the 12-month period ending October 31, 2005, the airport had 3,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 250 per month. At that time there were 8 aircraft based at this airport, all single-engine.
In 2008, the airport was closed and the ground leased to a local coal mining operation.
References
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