Malta Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Phillips County Regional Airport Authority | ||||||||||
Serves | Malta, Montana | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 2,254 ft / 687 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 48°22′01″N 107°55′10″W / 48.36694°N 107.91944°W | ||||||||||
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Source:
Federal Aviation Administration
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Malta Airport ( IATA: MLK [2], FAA LID: M75) is a public use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) northwest of the central business district of Malta, a city in Phillips County, Montana, United States. [1] It is owned by the Phillips County Regional Airport Authority. [1] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility. [3]
The current airport was built between 1996 [4] and 2000. [5] Malta Airport was formerly located at 48°20′56″N 107°53′6″W / 48.34889°N 107.88500°W, [6] which is now the site of a business and industry development district. [7]
Malta Airport covers an area of 280 acres (113 ha) at an elevation of 2,254 feet (687 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 8/26 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,500 by 75 feet (1,372 x 23 m). [1]
For the 12-month period ending July 19, 2012, the airport had 4,100 aircraft operations, an average of 11 per day: 88% general aviation and 12% air taxi. At that time there were 13 single- engine aircraft based at this airport. [1]