A. Paul Vance Fredericktown Regional Airport

A. Paul Vance Fredericktown Regional Airport (FAA LID: H88) is a city-owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) north of the central business district of Fredericktown, a city in Madison County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport.[2]

A. Paul Vance Fredericktown Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Fredericktown
ServesFredericktown, Missouri
Elevation AMSL880 ft / 268 m
Coordinates37°36′20″N 090°17′15″W / 37.60556°N 90.28750°W / 37.60556; -90.28750
WebsiteFredericktownMO.org/...
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1/19 4,000 1,219 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Aircraft operations2,470
Based aircraft21

In August 2011, the airport was renamed to honor Paul Vance, a former Navy pilot, flight instructor, corporate pilot, and aeronautics development director for the City of St. Louis.[3] It was previously known as Fredericktown Regional Airport.[4]

Facilities and aircraft edit

A. Paul Vance Fredericktown Regional Airport covers an area of 83 acres (34 ha) at an elevation of 880 feet (268 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 1/19 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12 months ending December 31, 2019, the airport had 2,470 aircraft operations, an average of 47 per week: 97% general aviation, 2% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time, were 21 aircraft based at this airport: 18 single-engine, 2 multi-engine, and 1 ultralight.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for H88 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective September 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2012.
  3. ^ "A. Paul Vance Fredericktown Regional Airport Dedicated Today". The Aero Experience. August 6, 2011.
  4. ^ "H88 - Fredericktown Regional Airport - Fredericktown, Missouri". FAA Information Effective July 29, 2010. AirNav. Archived from the original on August 17, 2010.

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