Anderson Field (Washington)
Encyclopedia
Anderson Field is a town-owned public-use airport
located three nautical miles (6 km) east of the central business district
of Brewster
, a town in Okanogan County, Washington, United States
.
of 914 feet (279 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt
paved runway
designated 7/25 which measures 4,000 by 60 feet (1,219 x 18 m). For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2007, the airport had 20,000 general aviation
aircraft operations, an average of 54 per day.
Airport
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located three nautical miles (6 km) east of the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Brewster
Brewster, Washington
Brewster is a city in Okanogan County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,370 at the 2010 census.-History:In 1811, John Jacob Astor's Pacific Fur Company established Fort Okanogan just north of the present site of Brewster, which was the first American post in Washington...
, a town in Okanogan County, Washington, United States
United States
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.
Facilities and aircraft
Anderson Field covers an area of 64 acres (25.9 ha) at an elevationElevation
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of 914 feet (279 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
paved runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
designated 7/25 which measures 4,000 by 60 feet (1,219 x 18 m). For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2007, the airport had 20,000 general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
aircraft operations, an average of 54 per day.
External links
- Anderson Field (S97) at Washington State DOT