| Big Sky Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Madison County | ||||||||||
| Serves | Ennis, Montana | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,433 ft / 1,656 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°16′28″N 111°38′56″W / 45.27444°N 111.64889°W / 45.27444; -111.64889 | ||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||||||
Big Sky Airport (ICAO: KEKS, FAA LID: EKS) (also known as Ennis Big Sky Airport) is a county-owned, public-use airport located six nautical miles (7 mi, 11 km) southeast of the central business district of Ennis, a town in Madison County, Montana, United States. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport.
Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this facility is assigned EKS by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
Facilities and aircraft
Big Sky Airport has one runway designated 16/34 with an asphalt surface measuring 7,600 by 100 feet (2,316 x 30 m).
For the 12-month period ending July 21, 2019, the airport had 12,350 aircraft operations, an average of 34 per day: 93% general aviation, 6% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 34 aircraft based at this airport: 30 single-engine, 2 multi-engine, and 2 helicopter.
Choice Aviation, the airport's fixed-base operator (FBO), offers fuel, flight instruction, aircraft/hangar rental, and other services.
On 19 February 2020, Big Sky Airport was awarded a $5.6 million FAA grant to extend the main taxiway to 7,600 ft (2,316 m), repave portions of the runway, and expand the airport property.
See also
References
- ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for EKS PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective December 28, 2023.
- "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB)" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2012.
- "Ennis–Big Sky Airport (FAA: EKS, ICAO: KEKS)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
- Boyer, Cody (21 February 2020). "'It's a massive deal:' Ennis-Big Sky Airport awarded FAA grant". KBZK. Bozeman, Montana. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
External links
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for EKS
- AirNav airport information for EKS
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for EKS