Three Forks Airport

Three Forks Airport Pogreba Field
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: 9S5
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Gallatin County
Serves	Three Forks, Montana
Elevation AMSL	4,089 ft / 1,246 m
Coordinates	45°52′41″N 111°34′10″W / 45.87806°N 111.56944°W / 45.87806; -111.56944
Map
9S5 Location of airport in Montana
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 2/20 5,100 1,554 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations 11,530 Based aircraft 31
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Three Forks Airport (FAA LID: 9S5) is a public use airport in Gallatin County, Montana, United States.^[1] The airport is owned by Gallatin County and located one nautical mile (2 km) southeast of the central business district of Three Forks, Montana.^[1] It is also known as Pogreba Field, named for Dean A. Pogreba, a World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War combat aviator from Three Forks.^[2] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.^[3]

Three Forks Airport covers an area of 160 acres (65 ha) at an elevation of 4,089 feet (1,246 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 2/20 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,100 by 60 feet (1,554 x 18 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending August 17, 2011, the airport had 11,530 aircraft operations, an average of 31 per day: 63% air taxi, 28% general aviation, and 9% military. At that time there were 31 aircraft based at this airport: 81% single-engine, 16% ultralight, and 3% helicopter.^[1]

• List of airports in Montana
• Airway Radio Station

• Headwaters Flying Service, the fixed-base operator (FBO)
• Aerial image as of June 1995 from USGS The National Map
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for 9S5
  • AirNav airport information for 9S5
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for 9S5