Big Sky Airport
Direction | Length | Surface | |
---|---|---|---|
ft | m | ||
16/34 | 7,600 | 2,316 | Asphalt |
Aircraft operations (year ending 7/21/2019) | 12,350 |
---|---|
Based aircraft | 19 |
Big Sky Airport (ICAO: KEKS, FAA LID: EKS) (also known as Ennis Big Sky Airport) is a county-owned, public-use airport located six nautical miles (7 mi, 11 km) southeast of the central business district of Ennis, a town in Madison County, Montana, United States.[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport.[2]
Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this facility is assigned EKS by the FAA[1] but has no designation from the IATA.[3]
Facilities and aircraft
Big Sky Airport has one runway designated 16/34 with an asphalt surface measuring 7,600 by 100 feet (2,316 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending July 21, 2019, the airport had 12,350 aircraft operations, an average of 34 per day: 93% general aviation, 6% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 34 aircraft based at this airport: 30 single-engine, 2 multi-engine, and 2 helicopter.[1]
Choice Aviation, the airport's fixed-base operator (FBO), offers fuel, flight instruction, aircraft/hangar rental, and other services.
On 19 February 2020, Big Sky Airport was awarded a $5.6 million FAA grant to extend the main taxiway to 7,600 ft (2,316 m), repave portions of the runway, and expand the airport property.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for EKS PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective December 28, 2023.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB)" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2012.
- ^ "Ennis–Big Sky Airport (FAA: EKS, ICAO: KEKS)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
- ^ Boyer, Cody (21 February 2020). "'It's a massive deal:' Ennis-Big Sky Airport awarded FAA grant". KBZK. Bozeman, Montana. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
External links
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for EKS
- AirNav airport information for EKS
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for EKS
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