Boundary County Airport

Boundary County Airport (FAA LID: 65S) is a county-owned, public-use airport in Boundary County, Idaho, United States. It is located two nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of the central business district of Bonners Ferry.^[1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is categorized as a general aviation airport.^[2]

Boundary County Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: 65S
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Boundary County
Location	Bonners Ferry, Idaho
Elevation AMSL	2,337 ft / 712 m
Coordinates	48°43′34″N 116°17′43″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 2/20 4,002 1,220 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations 18,825 Based aircraft 37
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Facilities and aircraft

Boundary County Airport covers an area of 183 acres (74 ha) at an elevation of 2,337 feet (712 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 2/20 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,002 by 75 feet (1,220 x 23 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending July 30, 2009, the airport had 18,825 aircraft operations, an average of 51 per day: 97% general aviation, 3% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 37 aircraft based at this airport: 94.6% single-engine, 2.7% multi-engine and 2.7% helicopter.^[1]

In popular culture

On September 30, 2009 Colton Harris-Moore broke into and stole a Cessna 182 Turbo aircraft from Boundary County Airport, navigating over the high west ridge and westward through Washington state, over and across the Cascade Mountains and finally crash-landing outside of Granite Falls, Washington after failing an attempted landing at Green Valley Airport outside of town. Harris-Moore then made his escape on foot into the forest, eluding a federal dragnet involving helicopters, law enforcement personnel and dogs.^[3]

See also

• List of airports in Idaho

References

1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for 65S PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 3 June 2010.
2. National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 2 (PDF, 1.04 MB) Archived June 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
3. Archived 2010-07-14 at the Wayback Machine Serial burglary suspect Colton Harris-Moore is wanted in federal court, updated Jul 07 2010.

External links

• Boundary County Airport (65S) at Idaho Transportation Department
• Aerial image as of 6 August 1998 from USGS The National Map
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for 65S
  • AirNav airport information for 65S
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for 65S