Skypark Airport is a public use

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located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Bountiful, a city in

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. It is privately owned by Skypark Airport Assoc., LLC.

Facilities and aircraft

Skypark Airport covers an area of at an

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of 4,234 feet (1,291 m) above

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. It has one

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paved

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designated 17/35 which measures 4,700 by 70 feet (1,433 x 21 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2007, the airport had 75,912 aircraft operations, an average of 207 per day: 99.8%

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and 0.2%

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. At that time there were 225 aircraft based at this airport: 87% single-

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, 8% multi-engine and 5%

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References

Skypark Airport operates the FBO at Skypark Airport.

External links

* {{US-airport-minor, BTF, BTF Airports in Utah Buildings and structures in Bountiful, Utah Transportation in Davis County, Utah