Driggs–Reed Memorial Airport
Driggs–Reed Memorial Airport (ICAO: KDIJ, FAA LID: DIJ, formerly U59) is a city-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) north of the central business district of Driggs, a city in Teton County, Idaho, United States.[1] This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Driggs | ||||||||||
| Serves | Driggs, Idaho | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 6,229 ft / 1,899 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°44′33″N 111°05′51″W | ||||||||||
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Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this facility is assigned DIJ by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA[3] (which assigned DIJ to Dijon Airport in Dijon, France[4]).
Facilities and aircraft operations
Driggs–Reed Memorial Airport covers an area of 184 acres (74 ha) at an elevation of 6,229 feet (1,899 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 4/22 with an asphalt surface measuring 7,300 by 100 feet (2,225 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending July 8, 2013, the airport had 8,000 aircraft operations, an average of 22 per day: 86.3% general aviation and 13.7% air taxi. At that time there were 90 aircraft based at this airport: 69% single-engine, 6% multi-engine, 12% jet, 2% helicopter and 11% glider.[1]
See also
References
- FAA Airport Form 5010 for DIJ PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 10 December 2015.
- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 2 (PDF, 1.04 MB) Archived June 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
- "Orange City Municipal Airport (FAA: DIJ, ICAO: KDIJ)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- "Dijon Airport, France (IATA: DIJ, ICAO: LFSD)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
External links
- Driggs–Reed Memorial (DIJ) at Idaho Transportation Department
- Teton Aviation Center, the fixed-base operator (FBO)
- Aerial image as of 23 July 1999 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for DIJ, effective October 5, 2023
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for DIJ
- AirNav airport information for KDIJ
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures