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 | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Asphalt (dark black) runway and dirt (white) runway on left. USGS image (1999). | |||||||||||||||
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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/... | ||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() U52 Location of airport in Utah | |||||||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
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]
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]