Parshall–Hankins Airport facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Parshall–Hankins Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Parshall Airport Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Parshall, North Dakota | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,031 ft / 619 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°56′11″N 102°08′32″W / 47.93639°N 102.14222°W | ||||||||||
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| Statistics (2007) | |||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration
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The Parshall–Hankins Airport (airport code Y74) is a public airport. It is located about one nautical mile (1.85 kilometers) south of Parshall. Parshall is a city in Mountrail County, North Dakota, United States. The Parshall Airport Authority owns and operates this airport.
Parshall is also part of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. This reservation is home to the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation. The airport is mainly used for general aviation. This means it is for private planes and small charter flights, not big passenger airlines.
What's at Parshall–Hankins Airport?
Parshall–Hankins Airport covers an area of about 176 acres (71 hectares). It sits at an elevation of 2,031 feet (619 meters) above mean sea level. This means it is quite high up!
The Runway
The airport has one main runway. It is called 12/30. This runway is 3,200 feet (975 meters) long and 60 feet (18 meters) wide. It has an asphalt surface, which is like a paved road.
Airport Activity
In 2007, the airport had 1,260 aircraft operations. An operation is one takeoff or one landing. This means there were about 105 flights each month.
- Most of these flights (95%) were general aviation. These are usually private planes.
- About 4% were air taxi flights. These are small planes for hire.
- Only 1% were military flights.
At that time, 9 aircraft were based at the airport. All of them were single-engine planes.
