Malta Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerPhillips County Regional Airport Authority
ServesMalta, Montana
Elevation AMSL2,254 ft / 687 m
Coordinates48°22′01″N 107°55′10″W / 48.36694°N 107.91944°W / 48.36694; -107.91944
Map
M75 is located in Montana
M75
M75
Location of airport in Montana
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 4,500 1,372 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Aircraft operations4,100
Based aircraft13

Malta Airport (IATA: MLK[2], FAA LID: M75) is a public use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) northwest of the central business district of Malta, a city in Phillips County, Montana, United States.[1] It is owned by the Phillips County Regional Airport Authority.[1] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]

The current airport was built between 1996[4] and 2000.[5] Malta Airport was formerly located at 48°20′56″N 107°53′6″W / 48.34889°N 107.88500°W / 48.34889; -107.88500 (Former location of Malta Airport in Montana),[6] which is now the site of a business and industry development district.[7]

Facilities and aircraft

Malta Airport covers an area of 280 acres (113 ha) at an elevation of 2,254 feet (687 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 8/26 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,500 by 75 feet (1,372 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending July 19, 2012, the airport had 4,100 aircraft operations, an average of 11 per day: 88% general aviation and 12% air taxi. At that time there were 13 single-engine aircraft based at this airport.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 FAA Airport Form 5010 for M75 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. ↑ "IATA Airport Code Search (MLK: Malta)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "1996 aerial image showing no runway at current coordinates of Malta Airport". The National Map. United States Geological Survey. August 27, 1996.
  5. ↑ "M75 – Malta Airport – Malta, Montana". FAA data republished by AirNav. August 10, 2000. Archived from the original on August 23, 2000.
  6. ↑ "Topographic map showing former location of Malta Airport in Malta, Montana". The National Map. United States Geological Survey. July 1, 1987.
  7. ↑ "Business and Industry Development District (BIDD)". PhillCo Economic Growth Council. 2001.
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