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Airport type
  
Public

2/20
  
5,100

1,554
  
Asphalt

Phone
  
+1 406-285-3006

Serves
  
Three Forks

Elevation AMSL
  
4,089 ft / 1,246 m

5,100
  
1,554

Aircraft operations
  
11,530

Owner
  
Gallatin County, Montana

Three Forks Airport

Address
  
Three Forks, MT 59752, USA

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Three Forks Airport (FAA LID: 9S5) is a public use airport in Gallatin County, Montana, United States. The airport is owned by Gallatin County and located one nautical mile (2 km) southeast of the central business district of Three Forks, Montana. It is also known as Pogreba Field, named for a Korean War aviator from Three Forks. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.

Facilities and aircraft

Three Forks Airport covers an area of 160 acres (65 ha) at an elevation of 4,089 feet (1,246 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 2/20 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,100 by 60 feet (1,554 x 18 m).

For the 12-month period ending August 17, 2011, the airport had 11,530 aircraft operations, an average of 31 per day: 63% air taxi, 28% general aviation, and 9% military. At that time there were 31 aircraft based at this airport: 81% single-engine, 16% ultralight, and 3% helicopter.

References

Three Forks Airport Wikipedia