Beaver Municipal Airport (FAA LID: U52) is a public use airport in Beaver County, Utah, United States. It is owned by the city of Beaver and located four nautical miles (5 mi, 7 km) southwest of its central business district.[1] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Beaver Municipal Airport
Asphalt (dark black) runway and dirt (white) runway on left. USGS image (1999).
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: U52
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Beaver City
Serves	Beaver, Utah
Elevation AMSL	5,863 ft / 1,787 m
Coordinates	38°13′50″N 112°40′32″W
Website	BeaverUtah.net/...
Map
U52 Location of airport in Utah
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 13/31 4,984 1,519 Asphalt 7/25 2,150 655 Dirt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations 1,958 Based aircraft 9
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

History

The airport was opened in May 1944.[3]

In 1992, the airport received federal funding to extend and rehabilitate their runway, as well as install a visual approach system. [4] A fence, to keep both wildlife and unauthorized people out of the airport grounds, was funded in 2007.[5]

Facilities and aircraft

Beaver Municipal Airport covers an area of 841 acres (340 ha) at an elevation of 5,863 feet (1,787 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 13/31 is 4,984 by 75 feet (1,519 x 23 m) with an asphalt surface and 7/25 is 2,150 by 50 feet (655 x 15 m) with a dirt surface.[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2010, the airport had 1,958 aircraft operations, an average of 163 per month: 97% general aviation and 3% air taxi. At that time there were 9 aircraft based at this airport: 56% single-engine and 44% ultralight.[1]

Instrument approach procedure (IAP): RNAV (GPS)-A [6]

References

External links

• Official website
• Aerial image as of June 1999 from USGS The National Map
• FAA Terminal Procedures for U52, effective September 8, 2022
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for U52
  • AirNav airport information for U52
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for U52