Salina-Gunnison Airport is a public-use airport

Airport

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 located five nautical mile

Nautical mile

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s (9 km) northeast of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Salina

Salina, Utah

Salina is a city in Sevier County, Utah, United States. The population was 2,393 at the 2000 census.-History:The first permanent settlers moved into the area in 1864 at the direction of leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...

, a city in Sevier County

Sevier County, Utah

As of the census of 2000, there were 18,842 people, 6,081 households, and 4,907 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile . There were 7,016 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile...

, Utah

Utah

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, United States

United States

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. It is owned by the cities of Salina and Gunnison

Gunnison, Utah

Gunnison is a city in Sanpete County, Utah, United States. The population was 2,394 at the 2000 census. The city was named in honor of John W. Gunnison, a United States Army officer who surveyed for the transcontinental railroad in 1853.-Geography:...

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Facilities and aircraft

Salina-Gunnison Airport covers an area of 610 acres (246.9 ha) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 5,159 feet (1,572 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt

Asphalt

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 paved runway

Runway

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 designated 2/20 which measures 3,855 by 60 feet (1,175 x 18 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2007, the airport had 2,052 aircraft operations, all of which were general aviation

General aviation

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. At that time, there were 7 aircraft based at the airport, all single-engine.