Burley Municipal Airport

Burley Municipal Airport (IATA: BYI, ICAO: KBYI, FAA LID: BYI) is a mile northeast of Burley, in Cassia County, Idaho.[1] The airport was rededicated as Burley J R Jack Simplot Airport in October 2002,[2] honoring J. R. "Jack" Simplot.

Burley Municipal Airport

Burley J R Jack Simplot Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Burley
ServesBurley, Idaho
Elevation AMSL4,150 ft / 1,265 m
Coordinates42°32′33″N 113°46′18″W
WebsiteBurleyIdaho.org/airport.htm
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
2/20 4,094 1,248 Asphalt
6/24 4,067 1,240 Asphalt
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations27,750
Based aircraft56
Sources: FAA,[1] Burley website[2]

The first airline flights were Empire Airlines Boeing 247s in 1946; successors West Coast and Air West landed at Burley until 1969.

Facilities

The airport covers 201 acres (81 ha) and has two asphalt runways: 2/20 is 4,094 x 80 ft (1,248 x 24 m) and 6/24 is 4,067 x 75 ft (1,240 x 23 m).[1]

In the year ending February 10, 2005 the airport had 27,750 aircraft operations, average 76 per day: 98% general aviation, 1% air taxi and <1% military. 56 aircraft based are at this airport: 84% single-engine, 10% multi-engine, 4% jet and 2% ultralight.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for BYI PDF, effective 2007-10-25
  2. Burley Airport Archived August 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine page at City of Burley website


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