Brooks County Airport
| Brooks County Airport | |||
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| File:SugarLandAirportSugarLandTX.JPG | |||
| IATA: BRC – ICAO: JBRC – FAA LID: BRC | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Brooks County, Alaska | ||
| Serves | Jaketon–Riverside MSA | ||
| Location | Lake Jaketon, Alaska (Cascadia) | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 82 ft / 25 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 17/35 | 8,000 | 2,438 | Concrete |
| Statistics (2035) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 90,758 | ||
| Based aircraft | 160 | ||
Brooks County Airport (IATA: BRC, ICAO: JBRC, FAA LID: BRC) is a county-owned public-use airport located in Lake Jaketon, Alaska (Cascadia), 8 miles (13 km) west of the central business district of Jaketon.
It was formerly known as Jaketon-Brooks County Airport. The airport was originally the main airport for the Jaketon Area. As of 2039 it is the second-largest airport within the Jaketon-Riverside metropolitan area and handles approximately 250 aircraft operations per day.
The airport today serves the area's general aviation (GA) aircraft serving corporate, governmental, and private clientele. A new 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m2) Terminal opened in 2036 with a 54-acre (22 ha) GA complex that includes 99 T-hangars nested in six buildings.
The airport, the second largest airport in Greater Jaketon as of 2039, receives yearly usage from over 100 Fortune 500 companies. In terms of general aviation the airport serves as a reliever for Jaketon International Airport in Palmont.
The airport is surrounded by highways on three sides, and Lake Jaketon residences to the east. Its bordered on the north by Alaska Highway 7, west by Alaska Spur Highway 791, south by Alaska Highway 8, and east by Miller St.
Facilities and aircraft
Sugar Land Regional Airport covers an area of 426 acres (172 ha) and contains one concrete paved runway designated 17/35 which measures 8,000 x 100 ft (2,438 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending July 28, 2043, the airport had 90,758 aircraft operations, an average of 248 per day: 95% general aviation, 5% air taxi and <1% military. At that time there were 160 aircraft based at this airport: 58% single-engine, 22% multi-engine, 16% jet and 4% helicopter.
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