Puckett Gliderport

Puckett Gliderport
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: 50M
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Benton and Janice Poore, Jr.
Serves Eagleville, Tennessee
Elevation AMSL 780 ft / 238 m
Coordinates 35°41′22″N 086°36′54″W / 35.68944°N 86.61500°W / 35.68944; -86.61500
Map
50M

Location of airport in Tennessee

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 2,200 671 Turf
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations 2,900
Based aircraft 12

Puckett Gliderport (FAA LID: 50M) is a privately owned public-use glider airport in Bedford County, Tennessee, United States. It is located four nautical miles (5 mi, 7 km) southeast of the central business district of Eagleville, Tennessee.[1]

Facilities and aircraft

Puckett Gliderport covers an area of 15 acres (6 ha) at an elevation of 780 feet (238 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 14/32 with a turf surface measuring 2,200 by 145 feet (671 x 44 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending October 31, 2010, the airport had 2,900 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 241 per month. At that time there were 12 aircraft based at this airport: 67% glider and 33% single-engine.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for 50M (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 25 August 2011.
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