McCall Municipal Airport

Coordinates: 44°53′19″N 116°06′06″W / 44.88861°N 116.10167°W / 44.88861; -116.10167
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McCall Municipal Airport
Final approach to runway 16 in 2011
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of McCall
ServesMcCall, Idaho
Elevation AMSL5,024 ft / 1,531 m
Coordinates44°53′19″N 116°06′06″W / 44.88861°N 116.10167°W / 44.88861; -116.10167
Websitewww.mccall.id.us/departments/airport/airport.html
Map
MYL is located in Idaho
MYL
MYL
Location of airport in Idaho
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 6,108 1,862 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft operations43,600
Based aircraft97

McCall Municipal Airport (IATA: MYL, ICAO: KMYL, FAA LID: MYL) is a city-owned public-use airport located in McCall, a city in Valley County, Idaho, 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]

It is home to a U.S. Forest Service smokejumper base, one of eight in the nation.

The airport was the site of a fatal crash in 2008 on May 2, when two single-engine planes collided on final approach to runway 34 and exploded, resulting in three deaths.[3][4]

The USFS Smokejumper Firefighting Base

Facilities and aircraft[edit]

McCall Municipal Airport covers an area of 197 acres (80 ha) at an elevation of 5,024 feet (1,531 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 16/34 with an asphalt surface measuring 6,108 by 75 feet (1,862 by 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending August 13, 2010, the airport had 43,600 aircraft operations, an average of 119 per day: 84% general aviation, 16% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 94 aircraft based at this airport: 82% single-engine, 14% multi-engine, 3% jet, and 1% helicopter.[1]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for MYL PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective February 4, 2017.
  2. ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems Archived August 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine for 2011–2015: Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB) Archived September 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 4 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Reports for accident of May 2, 2008". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "Planes collide in McCall; three die". Lewiston Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. May 4, 2008. p. 2C.

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