Heber City Municipal Airport (ICAO: KHCR, FAA LID: HCR), also known as Russ McDonald Field, is a city-owned, public-use airport located 1 mi (2 km) south of Heber City, in Wasatch County, Utah, United States,[1] east of Salt Lake City. The airport is untowered and was activated in November 1947.[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
Heber City Municipal Airport Russ McDonald Field | |||||||||||
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 Heber valley, with the airport visible in the left portion of the valley | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Heber City | ||||||||||
| Serves | Heber City, Utah | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,637 ft / 1,718 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°28′54″N 111°25′44″W / 40.48167°N 111.42889°W | ||||||||||
| Website | RussMcDonaldField | ||||||||||
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Facilities and aircraft
editHeber City Municipal Airport covers an area of 401 acres (162 ha) at an elevation of 5,637 feet (1,718 m). It has one runway designated 4/22 with an asphalt surface measuring 6,899 by 75 feet with a PCN rating of 32/F/B/X/T .[1]
Since 1986 the airport has received over $17 million in federal grant funds for development and improvements from the FAA's Airport and Airway Trust Fund.[3]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2008, the airport had 28,302 aircraft operations, an average of 77 per day: 94% general aviation, 5% air taxi, and less than 1% military. At that time there were 96 aircraft based at this airport: 69% single-engine, 6% multi-engine, 6% jet, 3% helicopter, and 16% glider.[1]
The airport has been cited since 2016 by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association as an airfield that has egregious prices and fees.[4] AOPA has asked the city of Heber to increase business competition at the airport by allowing additional fixed-base operators at the airport.[3] However, the Heber City Council voted to revert to 2016 airport minimum standards and suspend consideration of a new FBO and self-service fuel until completion of a new airport master plan.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for KHCR PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012.
- ^ a b "Increasing competition at Heber City Airport (36U)" (PDF). Retrieved May 5, 2019.
- ^ "AOPA Helps Battle Egregious Pricing at Heber City FBO". Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ "Master of Disguise, Utah Airport Hiding Behind Master Plan". Retrieved May 6, 2019.
External links
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- Aerial image as of July 1997 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for KHCR, effective October 31, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for KHCR
- AirNav airport information for KHCR
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KHCR