Condon USFS Airport
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Condon USFS Airport is a public use airport
Airport
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 located one nautical mile (1.85 km) northwest of the central business district
Central business district
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 of Condon
Condon, Montana
Condon is an unincorporated community in Missoula County, Montana, United States.Condon is the site of a U.S. post office, using ZIP Code 59826. Mission Mountain School is located in the community and the U.S. Forest Service operates an airport in Condon....

, in Missoula County
Missoula County, Montana
-National protected areas:*Bitterroot National Forest *Flathead National Forest *Lolo National Forest *Rattlesnake National Recreation Area-Demographics:...

, Montana
Montana
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, United States
United States
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. It is owned by the United States Forest Service
United States Forest Service
The United States Forest Service is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 155 national forests and 20 national grasslands, which encompass...

 (USFS).

Facilities and aircraft

Condon USFS Airport covers an area of 28 acres (11.3 ha) at an elevation
Elevation
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 of 3,686 feet (1,123 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
Runway
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 designated 13/31 with a turf
Grass
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 surface measuring 2,575 by 135 feet (785 x 41 m). For the 12-month period ending July 21, 2008, the airport had 1,000 aircraft operations, an average of 83 per month: 80% general aviation
General aviation
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 and 20% air taxi
Air taxi
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