Bolivar Municipal Airport (FAA LID: M17) is a city-owned public-use airport located four nautical miles (4.6 mi; 7.4 km) east of the central business district of Bolivar, a city in Polk County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
Bolivar Municipal Airport Gene Engledow Field | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Bolivar | ||||||||||
| Operator | S.O.A.R. (Service Oriented Aviation Readiness) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Bolivar, Missouri | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,092 ft / 333 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°35′46″N 093°20′52″W / 37.59611°N 93.34778°W | ||||||||||
| Maps | |||||||||||
 | |||||||||||
  Bolivar Municipal Airport | |||||||||||
 | |||||||||||
| Runways | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| Statistics (2008) | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
History
editBy proclamation of the mayor of the city of Bolivar, the field was renamed "Bolivar Municipal Airport, Gene Engledow Field" on October 12, 2013.[3] The renaming was to honor Gene Engledow, a local 100-year-old master pilot. Engledow has been licensed by the FAA for 77 years as of 2013.[4]
Facilities and aircraft
editBolivar Municipal Airport covers an area of 183 acres (74 ha) at an elevation of 1,092 feet (333 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 by 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending May 30, 2011, the airport had 18,701 aircraft operations, an average of 51 per day: 96% general aviation, 2% air taxi, 2% military. As of October 17, 2013, there were 51 aircraft based at this airport: 45 single-engine (88%), two multi-engine (4%), three jet (6%), and one helicopter (2%).[1]
On October 10, 2011, S.O.A.R. (Service Oriented Aviation Readiness) began service as the FBO.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for M17 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 30 June 2011.
- ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015: Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB) Archived September 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 4 October 2010.
- ^ "Airfield named after Gene Engledow".
- ^ "Pilot readies for flight on 100th birthday - KY3". Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
External links
edit- S.O.A.R, the fixed-base operator
- "Bolivar Municipal (M17)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-25. Retrieved 2011-07-10. at MoDOT Airport Directory
- Aerial photo as of 10 March 1996 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for M17, effective November 28, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for M17
- AirNav airport information for M17
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for M17