Hillsboro Municipal Airport covered an area of 30 acres (12 ha) at an elevation of 637 feet (194 m) above mean sea level. It had one runway designated 18/36 with a turf surface measuring 4,150 by 200 feet (1,265 x 61 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending October 31, 2005, the airport had 3,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 250 per month. At that time there were 8 aircraft based at this airport, all single-engine.[1]
In 2008, the airport was closed and the ground leased to a local coal mining operation.[3]
Referencesedit
^ abcdFAA Airport Form 5010 for 3K4 PDF, effective 2008-07-31.
^"Hillsboro 2030 Strategic Plan" (PDF). City of Hillsboro, Illinois. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
^The State Journal-Register/Associated Press June 9, 2015, "Small-Town airstrips closing a number of pilots declines"
FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
SkyVector aeronautical chart for 3K4
January 01, 1970
hillsboro, municipal, airport, illinois, other, uses, hillsboro, municipal, airport, disambiguation, hillsboro, municipal, airport, city, owned, public, airport, located, nautical, miles, southeast, central, business, district, hillsboro, city, montgomery, cou. For other uses see Hillsboro Municipal Airport disambiguation Hillsboro Municipal Airport FAA LID 3K4 was a city owned public use airport located two nautical miles 4 km southeast of the central business district of Hillsboro a city in Montgomery County Illinois United States 1 Hillsboro Municipal AirportIATA noneICAO noneFAA LID 3K4SummaryAirport typePublicOwnerCity of Hillsboro ILServesHillsboro IllinoisElevation AMSL637 ft 194 mCoordinates39 08 40 N 089 27 25 W 39 14444 N 89 45694 W 39 14444 89 45694RunwaysDirection Length Surface ft m 18 36 4 150 1 265 TurfStatistics 2005 Aircraft operations3 000Based aircraft8Source Federal Aviation Administration 1 The closest existing airport is Litchfield Municipal Airport For commercial service the community of Hillsboro is served by St Louis Lambert International and Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport 2 Facilities and aircraft editHillsboro Municipal Airport covered an area of 30 acres 12 ha at an elevation of 637 feet 194 m above mean sea level It had one runway designated 18 36 with a turf surface measuring 4 150 by 200 feet 1 265 x 61 m 1 For the 12 month period ending October 31 2005 the airport had 3 000 general aviation aircraft operations an average of 250 per month At that time there were 8 aircraft based at this airport all single engine 1 In 2008 the airport was closed and the ground leased to a local coal mining operation 3 References edit a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for 3K4 PDF effective 2008 07 31 Hillsboro 2030 Strategic Plan PDF City of Hillsboro Illinois Retrieved 2022 11 07 The State Journal Register Associated Press June 9 2015 Small Town airstrips closing a number of pilots declines External links editAerial photo as of April 1998 from USGS The National Map Resources for this airport FAA airport information for 3K4 AirNav airport information for 3K4 FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker SkyVector aeronautical chart for 3K4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hillsboro Municipal Airport Illinois amp oldid 1120562641, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
