Festus Memorial Airport
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| Airport type | Public use | ||||||||||
| Owner | Wings Portco, Inc. | ||||||||||
| Serves | Festus, Missouri | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 433 ft / 132 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°11′42″N 090°23′08″W / 38.19500°N 90.38556°W | ||||||||||
| Website | FestusAirport.net | ||||||||||
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Festus Memorial Airport (ICAO: KFES, FAA LID: FES) was a privately owned, public-use, individual airport located two nautical miles (4 km) south of the central business district of Festus, a city in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States.[1]
Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport was assigned FES by the FAA[1] but had no designation from the IATA.[2][3]
Facilities and aircraft
[edit]Festus Memorial Airport sat on an area of 72 acres (29 ha) at an elevation of 433 feet (132 m) above mean sea level. It had one runway designated 1/19 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,202 by 49 feet (671 x 15 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2019, the airport had 9,006 individual operations, an average of 25 per day: 99.9% general aviation and <0.1% military. At that time there were 25 aircraft based at this airport: 24 single-engine aircraft based at this airport, and one multi-engine aircraft. This airport is permanently closed as of January 2023. [1]
Permanent closure
[edit]In August 2022, after months of rumors it was announced that the owner of the property that the airport was situated on was selling the property to develop a new industrial district.[4] The airport closed on September 27, 2022.[5] More than 20 air frames had to be relocated from hangars due to the closure, and there is currently not an airport in Jefferson County.
Industrial Park
[edit]Jefferson County will put up $7.25 million dollars to fund necessary infrastructure for the industrial project, dubbed Project Redbird,[6] while Crystal City council members voted to annex property necessary for the project.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for FES PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective August 8, 2019.
- ^ "IATA Airport Code Search (FES)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
- ^ "Festus Memorial Airport (IATA: none, ICAO: KFES, FAA: FES)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
- ^ Marlow, Laura (2022-08-10). "Festus airport faces closure; officials urge county to seek new digs". Leader Publications. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
- ^ "Festus Memorial Airport to close in 6 weeks". FOX 2. 2022-08-12. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
- ^ Reinheimer, Ryan (2022-08-15). "Festus airport to be closed and sold". My Mo Info. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
External links
[edit]- FestusAirport.net[permanent dead link]
- "Festus Memorial (FES)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-25. Retrieved 2014-03-15. at Missouri DOT Airport Directory
- Aerial image as of March 1996 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for FES, effective October 31, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for FES
- AirNav airport information for KFES
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KFES