Blaine Municipal Airport
Blaine Municipal Airport (IATA: BWS[2], FAA LID: 4W6) was a city-owned public-use airport, also known as Dierks Field, located one nautical mile (1.8 km) east of the central business district of Blaine, a city in Whatcom County, Washington, United States.[1] It was closed on December 31, 2008.[3]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Blaine | ||||||||||
| Serves | Blaine, Washington | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 75 ft / 23 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°59′24″N 122°43′57″W | ||||||||||
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Facilities and aircraft
The airport covered an area of 42 acres (17 ha) at an elevation of 75 feet (23 m) above mean sea level. It had one runway designated 14/32 with a 2,539 by 40 feet (774 x 12 m) asphalt pavement. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 8,000 aircraft operations, an average of 21 per day, all general aviation. At that time, there were 23 aircraft based at this airport: 91% single-engine and 9% multi-engine.[1]
References
- FAA Airport Form 5010 for 4W6 PDF, effective 2008-09-25.
- Airport information for BWS at Great Circle Mapper.
- "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Northwestern Washington State".
External links
- Blaine Municipal (4W6) at Washington State DOT Airport Directory
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 4W6
- AirNav airport information for 4W6
- ASN accident history for BWS
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 4W6
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