Burley Municipal Airport

Burley Municipal Airport Burley J R Jack Simplot Airport
IATA: BYI ICAO: KBYI FAA LID: BYI
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Burley
Serves	Burley, Idaho
Elevation AMSL	4,150 ft / 1,265 m
Coordinates	42°32′33″N 113°46′18″W / 42.54250°N 113.77167°W / 42.54250; -113.77167Coordinates: 42°32′33″N 113°46′18″W / 42.54250°N 113.77167°W / 42.54250; -113.77167
Website	BurleyIdaho.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 operations 27,750 Based aircraft 56
Sources: FAA,[1] Burley website[2]

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.

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[]

External links[]

• Burley Municipal Airport at Idaho Transportation Department
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for BYI
  • AirNav airport information for KBYI
  • ASN accident history for BYI
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures

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