Tucker-Guthrie Memorial Airport

Tucker-Guthrie Memorial Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorHarlan County
LocationHarlan County, Kentucky
Elevation AMSL1,564.1 ft / 476.7 m
Coordinates36°51′34″N 83°21′30″W / 36.85944°N 83.35833°W / 36.85944; -83.35833
Map
I35
Location of airport in Kentucky
I35
I35 (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 3,461 1,055 Asphalt
Source: AirNav.com[1]

Tucker-Guthrie Memorial Airport (FAA LID: I35) is a public use airport in Harlan County, Kentucky, located 2 miles northwest of Harlan. The airport was opened to the public in 1961.[1] The airport was named for M. L. Tucker and Pete Guthrie. Tucker was an aviation enthusiast who helped pick the location of the airport, while Guthrie was killed in a crash at the old Harlan County airport in Putney.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Tucker-Guthrie Memorial Airport has one asphalt paved runway designated 8/26 which measures 3461 x 75 feet (1055 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending September 1, 2022, the airport had 7,480 aircraft operations, an average of 20 per day: 86% general aviation, 7% air taxi, and 7% military.[3] As of June 22, 2024, 10 aircraft were based at this airport: 7 single-engine, 2 multi-engine, and 1 helicopter.[1]

Accidents and incidents

  • November 3, 2022: A Beechcraft A36 Bonanza crashed short of Runway 8 while attempting to land at the airport. The lone occupant, a local doctor, was killed in the crash. The NTSB concluded that the crash occurred due to poor visibility and a lack of planning for the weather by the pilot.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tucker-Guthrie Memorial Airport". airnav.com. AirNav. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  2. ^ Molley, John. "State Will Give $76,000 To Harlan County's New Airport". newspapers.com. Kentucky Advocate. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "Tucker-Guthrie Memorial Airport". aopa.org. Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  4. ^ Estep, Bill. "Pilot may not have gotten weather briefing before fatal crash at Kentucky airport, report says". kentucky.com. Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved June 22, 2024.


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