Puckett Gliderport

Puckett Gliderport
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: 50M
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Benton and Janice Poore, Jr.
Serves	Eagleville, Tennessee
Elevation AMSL	780 ft / 238 m
Coordinates	35°41′22″N 086°36′54″W / 35.68944°N 86.61500°W / 35.68944; -86.61500Coordinates: 35°41′22″N 086°36′54″W / 35.68944°N 86.61500°W / 35.68944; -86.61500
Map
50M Location of airport in Tennessee
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 14/32 2,200 671 Turf
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations 2,900 Based aircraft 12
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Puckett Gliderport (FAA LID: 50M) is a privately owned public-use glider airport in Bedford County, Tennessee, United States. It is located four nautical miles (5 mi, 7 km) southeast of the central business district of Eagleville, Tennessee.^[1]

Facilities and aircraft[]

Puckett Gliderport covers an area of 15 acres (6 ha) at an elevation of 780 feet (238 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 14/32 with a turf surface measuring 2,200 by 145 feet (671 x 44 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending October 31, 2010, the airport had 2,900 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 241 per month. At that time there were 12 aircraft based at this airport: 67% glider and 33% single-engine.^[1]

References[]

External links[]

• Puckett Gliderport at Tennessee DOT Airport Directory
• Aerial image as of 21 February 1992 from USGS The National Map
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for 50M
  • AirNav airport information for 50M
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for 50M