Boundary County Airport

County-owned, public-use airport in Boundary County, Idaho, United States

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 / ﻿48.72611°N 116.29528°W﻿ / 48.72611; -116.29528
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]

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]

## Facilities and aircraft

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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

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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

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* List of airports in Idaho

## References

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1. ^ a b c d 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. ^ [1] 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

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* 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