Bolivar Municipal Airport (FAA LID: M17) is a city-owned public-use airport located four nautical miles (4.6 mi, 7.4 km) east of the central business district of Bolivar, a city in Polk County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Bolivar Municipal Airport Gene Engledow Field
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: M17
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Bolivar
Operator	S.O.A.R. (Service Oriented Aviation Readiness)
Serves	Bolivar, Missouri
Elevation AMSL	1,092 ft / 333 m
Coordinates	37°35′46″N 093°20′52″W
Maps
Bolivar Municipal Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 18/36 4,000 1,219 Asphalt
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations 18,701 Based aircraft 61
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

History

By proclamation of the mayor of the city of Bolivar the field was renamed "Bolivar Municipal Airport, Gene Engledow Field" on October 12, 2013.[3] The renaming was to honor Gene Engledow, a local 100-year-old master pilot. Engledow has been licensed by the FAA for 77 years as of 2013[4]

Facilities and aircraft

Bolivar Municipal Airport covers an area of 183 acres (74 ha) at an elevation of 1,092 feet (333 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending May 30, 2011, the airport had 18,701 aircraft operations, an average of 51 per day: 96% general aviation, 2% air taxi, 2% military. As of October 17, 2013 there were 51 aircraft based at this airport: 45 single-engine (88%),2 multi-engine (4%), 3 jet (6%) and 1 helicopter (2%).[1]

On October 10, 2011 S.O.A.R. (Service Oriented Aviation Readiness) began service as the FBO.

References

External links

• S.O.A.R, the fixed-base operator
• "Bolivar Municipal (M17)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-25. Retrieved 2011-07-10. at MoDOT Airport Directory
• Aerial photo as of 10 March 1996 from USGS The National Map
• FAA Terminal Procedures for M17, effective October 6, 2022
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for M17
  • AirNav airport information for M17
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for M17