Tucker-Guthrie Memorial Airport
Direction | Length | Surface | |
---|---|---|---|
ft | m | ||
8/26 | 3,461 | 1,055 | Asphalt |
Tucker-Guthrie Memorial Airport (FAA LID: I35) is a public use airport in Harlan County, Kentucky, located 2 miles northwest of Harlan. The airport was opened to the public in 1961.[1] The airport was named for M. L. Tucker and Pete Guthrie. Tucker was an aviation enthusiast who helped pick the location of the airport, while Guthrie was killed in a crash at the old Harlan County airport in Putney.[2]
Facilities and aircraft
Tucker-Guthrie Memorial Airport has one asphalt paved runway designated 8/26 which measures 3461 x 75 feet (1055 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending September 1, 2022, the airport had 7,480 aircraft operations, an average of 20 per day: 86% general aviation, 7% air taxi, and 7% military.[3] As of June 22, 2024, 10 aircraft were based at this airport: 7 single-engine, 2 multi-engine, and 1 helicopter.[1]
Accidents and incidents
- November 3, 2022: A Beechcraft A36 Bonanza crashed short of Runway 8 while attempting to land at the airport. The lone occupant, a local doctor, was killed in the crash. The NTSB concluded that the crash occurred due to poor visibility and a lack of planning for the weather by the pilot.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Molley, John. "State Will Give $76,000 To Harlan County's New Airport". newspapers.com. Kentucky Advocate. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ "Tucker-Guthrie Memorial Airport". aopa.org. Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ Estep, Bill. "Pilot may not have gotten weather briefing before fatal crash at Kentucky airport, report says". kentucky.com. Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
External links
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for I35
- AirNav airport information for I35
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for I35
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