Sandpoint Airport

Sandpoint Airport (ICAO: KSZT, FAA LID: SZT) is a county-owned public-use airport in the northwest United States, located two nautical miles (4 km) north of the central business district of Sandpoint in Bonner County, Idaho.[1] The airport is also known as Dave Wall Field.[2]

For the airport in Sand Point, Alaska, see Sand Point Airport.
Sandpoint Airport

Dave Wall Field
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerBonner County
ServesSandpoint, Idaho
Elevation AMSL2,131 ft / 650 m
Coordinates48°17′58″N 116°33′36″W
Map
SZT
SZT
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1/19 5,501 1,677 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations29,900
Based aircraft85

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned SZT by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA[3] (which assigned SZT to San Cristóbal de las Casas National Airport in Mexico[4]).

Facilities and aircraft

Sandpoint Airport covers an area of 104 acres (42 ha) at an elevation of 2,131 feet (650 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 2/20 which measures 5,501 by 75 feet (1,677 by 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending April 28, 2006, the airport had 29,900 aircraft operations, an average of 81 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% air taxi. At that time there were 85 aircraft based at this airport: 84% single-engine, 13% multi-engine, 2% helicopter and 1% jet.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for SZT (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-05-07.
  2. "Idaho Community Profiles: Sandpoint" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-06-11. (252 KB). Idaho Department of Commerce.
  3. Great Circle Mapper: KSZT - Sandpoint, Idaho
  4. Great Circle Mapper: SZT / MMSC - San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, México
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